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September 9, 2025

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New POWER Library Website Coming Soon!
Look for the new POWER Library website on September 15!
We’ve given the interface a fresh new design! It's cleaner, simpler, and clutter free! If you joined us in voting on design options at last fall’s events, you’ll probably recognize the style. Best of all, the new design is mobile-friendly and built with accessibility in mind.
 
Important updates about the new POWER Library website:
  • Preview Launch: The new POWER Library website will go live as a preview on September 15.
  • Transition Period: Both the current site and the new preview will run side by side until October 17, giving everyone time to explore before the full switch.
  • Feedback Welcome: User surveys will be available on the new POWER Library website during the preview period so we can gather feedback and make improvements.
  • E-Resources: Direct links to E-Resources found in the Links Generator will stay the same. No changes to your website are needed.
  • SSO Access: No updates are required for Single Sign-On (SSO) applications.
  • Website Links: Most POWER Library website links will remain unchanged once the preview ends and the new site becomes official.
  • What’s Not Changing: The redesign does not apply to POWER Kids, POWER Teens, or the Librarians Hub websites.
  • Staff Tools: Access to ILL, Chat, and Digital Collections management is unaffected.
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Fall Training Registration is Filling Fast!
There is no cost to attend training!
 
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Transparent Language Online
Transparent Language Professional Development Webinars for Libraries
The team at Transparent Language has released their upcoming training webinars schedule and it is packed with topics aimed to keep librarians fresh on various aspects of Transparent Language.
 
The webinars offered are:
  • Supporting Deaf Patrons & Celebrating Deaf Culture at Your Library
  • Live Panel: US Citizenship Programming at Public Libraries
  • Getting Started with Transparent Language Online
  • Supporting Your ELL Community with Transparent Language Online
  • Supporting Young Learners with Transparent Language Online
  • What's New in Transparent Language Online?

Chat with a Librarian
Chat with a Librarian Welcomes Newest Participants!
 
Joining our public virtual reference cooperative is:
  • DuBois Public Library
  • Jefferson County Libraries
  • Luzerne County Libraries / Wilkes Barre District
  • Montgomery County Libraries
  • Seneca District Libraries
And our new academic partners are:
  • Messiah University
  • Penn State University
Interested to learn how your library can get involved?  
We'd love to chat about it!

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 Review Your Participant  Information
Check your POWER Library contact information.
Is your school’s entry in the Participant Directory up to date?

Does your district have any new librarians?
Please let us know! Keeping us updated with contact changes ensures email lists are kept current and newsletters and invoices issued by HSLC are received.
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Do You Need Support? We Are Here to Help!

If you need support, please use one of the options provided below to contact HSLC. 

Complete the POWER Library Support Form
Email us at support@hslc.org
Call us at 215-222-1532

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This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Library Access funds administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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Philadelphia, PA 19104