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June 24, 2025
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Family Tree Best State Websites
PA Photos and Documents Recognized!
Thanks to all the institutions that contribute materials!
PA Photos and Documents was voted best genealogy site for researching Pennsylvania history by Family Tree Magazine. This recognition is a testament to the many institutions that generously contribute their collections to PA Photos and Documents!
PA Photos and Documents
View the Article on the Family Tree Website!

Find E-Resources
Discontinuing
E-Resources
You might need to update your library's website.
Effective July 1, the following E-Resources will be removed from POWER Library:
  • Academic Search Main Edition (EBSCO)
  • Cricket Media E-Books (EBSCO)
  • TrueFLIX (Scholastic)
Academic Search Main Edition is being replaced by Academic OneFile Select (GALE), which has already been available in POWER Library for most of 2025. To help address the loss of Cricket Media E-Books and TrueFLIX, additional e-books focused on history and biography will be acquired from GALE later this year and added to the E-Book Collection.
 
What does my library need to do?
If your library provides direct links to any of the discontinuing E-Resources on your website, learning management platform, etc., you will need to remove those E-Resources. 
 
Links to the E-Resource List All, By Subject, POWER Kids, and POWER Teens websites will automatically be updated. 
 
Notifying Users
Notices have been added to each discontinued e-resource on POWER Library. 
View All E-Resources Now!

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POWER UP! 
Save the date for
Fall Training!
9 locations around PA!
We are excited to announce the schedule for POWER Library Fall 2025 Training!
  • September 30th at Westmoreland Intermediate Unit 7 (Greensburg)
  • October 1st at Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 (Clarion)
  • October 2nd at Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 (McVeytown)
  • October 7th at Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 (Schnecksville)
  • October 8th at Holiday Inn-East Mountain (Wilkes-Barre)
  • October 9th at BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 (Williamsport)
  • October 14th at Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 (New Oxford)
  • October 15th at Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (Lancaster)
  • October 16th at Upper Merion Township Library (King of Prussia)
We plan to open registration in August. Please keep an eye on the Access Pennsylvania News for Fall Training updates. 
Fall Training Information Will Also Be Available Here!

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Spotlight On...
Spanish-Language Titles in BookFLIX
41 title pairs in BookFLIX are available in Spanish. These versions have the same Read Along option, with word-by-word highlighting as the English versions. Where a Spanish-language version is available, an "Español" icon appears above the e-book or below the video player.
Here's an example:
BookFLIX screenshot
View the list of Spanish-language title pairs available:
  1. Access BookFLIX
  2. Select the icon in the upper right with the apple/book
  3. Select the "Resources and Tools" button
  4. Select the "Español" button to display Spanish-language titles
Access BookFLIX Now!

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