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Celebrate Black History Month with E-Books, Digital Collections, and More!

Check out the digital collections on "African American History and Culture" in PA Photos and Documents:

• African American Burials in Somerset County (Meyersdale Public Library) 
• African American Heritage Collection (Pennsylvania Highlands Community College)
• African American History Collection (Historical Society of Montgomery County)
• Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains (Meyersdale Public Library)
• Historic La Mott/Cheltenham Township Community (Cheltenham Township Library System)
• Liberty Cornet Band Minutes and Membership Book (Chester County History Center)
• Pamphlet Boxes African American History Collection (Germantown Historical Society/Historic Germantown)
• The Colonization Herald and General Register Newspaper (State Library of Pennsylvania)

Learn about the Struggles and Impact of African Americans in TrueFLIX

Explore biographies, slavery in America, and more with a video and e-book exploring a topic or person.

Find the answer to these questions in TrueFLIX:

• How did Frederick Douglass fight for the rights of all people? (Frederick Douglass)
• How can sports reflect and also lead to changes in society? (Jackie Robinson)
• How do we remember our national heroes? (Martin Luther King Jr.)
• How can we speak out for what is right? (Rosa Parks)
• What was it like to be a slave? (Slavery in America)
• How have women stood up for the rights of African Americans? (Women in the Civil Rights Movement)

Discover E-books about African American History, Education, Art, and More in the ProQuest E-Book Central Collection

Some of the e-books available by subject are:

Political and Social Sciences

• African American Suburbanization and the Consequential Loss of Identity
• Bury My Heart in a Free Land: Black Women Intellectuals in Modern U. S. History
• Our Black Sons Matter: Mothers Talk about Fears, Sorrows, and Hopes
• The Fight for Civil Rights

Black Women

• Bessie Coleman: First Female African American and Native American Pilot
• Black Women As Leaders: Challenging and Transforming Society
• Mae Jemison: First Female African American Astronaut
• The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters

Arts and History

• African Americans by the Numbers: Understanding and Interpreting Statistics on African American Life
• African Americans and the Presidents: Politics and Policies from Washington to Trump
• Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans
• Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement

The E-Resources in POWER Library Require a Local Library Card or eCard

If you have a library card issued by your local library, you do not need an eCard. You can use your local library card number to access the e-resources in POWER Library. 

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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, and text and email options too!
• 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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POWER Library News Issue No. 118 (February 2024)