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November 21, 2023

Cricket Media Collection Title List

The recently added Cricket Media Collection includes 924 titles geared towards K-8th grade readers. A list of the titles with the author, publication year, and subject for each is now available as a list that can be searched, sorted, and exported in a variety of formats.

View The Cricket Media Collection Title List

Statistics for Newly Procured E-Resources

September, October, and November statistics for the newly procured e-resources will be available in the e-resources statistics system on December 15. The exception is Transparent Language. We are still working with vendors to finalize the reporting and integration of Transparent Language statistics.

Questions? Please Contact Support!

POWER Library Cost-Savings

Statewide contracts for POWER Library resources are paid by the Pennsylvania Department of Education/Office of Commonwealth Libraries. In turn, your school or library benefits by not having to purchase these databases with local funds. Learn what your school or library saves by participating in POWER Library by viewing the infographic for your institution type, and share it widely!

View the Savings for School Libraries

View the Savings for Public Libraries

HSLC Office Closure Notice

HSLC will be closed for business on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

HSLC staff will monitor support for any notification of service outages. All other support needs will be responded to upon our return to work on Monday, November 27.

HSLC wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving Day holiday!

Explore Thanksgiving Day in PA Photos and Documents. Explore Thanksgiving Day in newspapers, photographs, yearbooks, and much more in collections available in PA Photos and Documents!

Use PA Photos and Documents!

Professional Development Webinars for Libraries

Transparent Language is proud to host Transparent Language training webinars for librarians, aimed at keeping you up-to-date on various aspects of Transparent Language. Topics, times, and dates for these webinars can be found below. Webinars will be recorded and archived, and a link for each webinar will be emailed to everyone who registers.

Upcoming webinars:

Supporting Your ELL Community with Transparent Language
Wednesday, December 20, 2023: 1 pm - 2 pm (US) EST
Supporting Young Learners with Transparent Language
Thursday, January 11, 2024: 10 am - 11 am (US) EST
Transparent Language: Reporting and Marketing
Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 11 am - 12 pm (US) EST

View the Session Descriptions and Register Here!

Check Your POWER Library Contact Information

Look up your institution in the Participant Directory to ensure that all the contact information is correct. If it isn't, let us know by email at support@hslc.org.

Please forward this newsletter to the librarians, especially any new librarians, in your district or system that participate in POWER Library.

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