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Spotlight on PA Photos and Documents: Explore over 80 Revolutionary War era digitized collections made available by the Pennsylvania State Archives!

These collections cover Pennsylvania history from 1775-1790, and in these collections you will find:

A record of persons whose estates were seized because of their allegiance to the British crown during the Revolutionary War.
A day book kept by General Benedict Arnold for expenditures incurred during several of his campaigns.
A record of money paid by Pennsylvania to various men in the Commonwealth's military units for their service to the state.
The names of sundry persons and the ranks which some of them held in the state militia or county government.
General purchases made by the army which shows the supplies purchased, their quantity, the purchaser, the merchant, the county where the transaction occurred, and the battalion or military unit.
An inventory of goods delivered to various Indian nations in the Commonwealth.

And much more!

Please be sure to share this news with researchers, genealogists, and historians!

Attention Middle School Students and Educators!

Discover reliable and trusted information to support middle school student research for government, U.S. and world history, geography, literature, sciences, and social issues.

Who was Frida Kahlo?
What are the Federalist Papers?
What is Plot Structure?
What is the geography of Italy?
Why was Mesopotamia important?

FIND the ANSWERS to these questions and many more!

The Middle School e-resource provides stellar support for papers, projects, and presentations, and includes:

Topic Portals: More than 335 topic portal pages to present material in the way most useful for students, and continuously updated.
Reference Titles: Contains more than 128 reference titles from Gale, UXL, Lucent, and Primary Source Media for reference articles, topic overviews, critical essays, and plot summaries.
Magazines: More than 1,240 full-text periodicals providing more than 2 million articles.
News: Over 1.5 million news results from sources such as KidsPost, Cross Currents, USA Today, CNN Wire, and more.
Multimedia: Over 150,000 images; nearly 12,800 videos, and more than 165,200 audio clips from a variety of sources including the History Channel/A&E, AP Video News, NASA, UPI Photo Collection, and NPR programs.
Biographies: 51,300+ biographies from UXL Biographies, Newsmakers, Scientists: Their Lives & Works, Discovering Biography, Encyclopedia of World Biography, and more.
Primary Sources: 3,200+ core primary documents, including government documents, court testimony, letters, legislation, memoirs, and more.
Integration with Google: G Suite for Education and Microsoft Office 365 tools so users can share, save, and download content, including highlights and notes.
Standards Alignment: Alignment to state and national standards from grades 6-12 in language arts, social studies, and science.
Citation Tools: EasyBib or NoodleTools citation tools and MLA, APA, and Chicago-style citations.

Get the POWER of Safe Digital Citizenship with CyberSmarts!

Avoid predators, protect yourself online, stop cyberbullying, and more!

There are 5 e-books for ages 8 to 12 and 1 for teens that demonstrate how to be a safe, responsible, and smart citizen. The titles included are:

Avoiding Predators Online
Playing Games Online
Protecting Your Privacy Online
Stopping Cyberbullying
Using Social Networks
For teens: Teens Stopping Cyberbullying

The e-book experience contains a series of fun, engaging "simulations" geared specifically to the topic. Users will create usernames, choose avatars, chat, send messages/email, create profiles, and receive friend invitations all in a safe, controlled environment. Additional e-book features include embedded safety tips, vocabulary terms defined in context, sidebars that further explore important or high-interest material, and credible, vetted resources to find help or get more information.

Use anywhere! In the library, at home, or on the go!

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Your eCard number and a list of nearby public libraries are automatically sent to the e-mail address provided when you registered for your eCard. You might find this information in your e-mail inbox or SPAM folder. To recover your eCard number at any time you may select the "Forgot your eCard Number" provided at the link below.

Looking for Your Local Library?

Try the Find a PA Library search tool available from POWER Library. Just enter your address, city, or ZIP code and you will be provided with a list of the three libraries closest to your location. Get a library card and find out all about the services offered at your library!

All Things POWERful!

We hope that you have been able to take advantage of and enjoy the many resources available in the POWER Library, which include:

Chat with a Librarian – 24/7 live chat reference service
E-Resources – self-help tools for finding information on all subjects
Books, Movies, and More in a PA library - find books in PA school, public, academic, and special libraries
PA Photos and Documents – historical collections of photos and documents

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