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February 27, 2024
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Access PA (SHAREit) Shipping Label Issue Resolved
Last week's SHAREit update introduced an issue with shipping labels for some libraries.
 
The patch to fix the shipping labels was applied and the issue should be resolved. 
 
If upon your next login to SHAREit you still see the issue, please log off, clear your cookies from the past 24 hours, and log back in. 
 
If after that you still see the issue, contact HSLC support as soon as possible.
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Come Visit Us at One of These Upcoming Events!
HSLC staff will be exhibiting at events to promote POWER Library and provide outreach materials to attendees. We hope to see you and/or your colleagues at the following events:
 
  • Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Annual Conference, 
    February 28-March 1, 2024, in Hershey
  • PDE Data Summit, March 11-13, 2024, in Hershey
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, April 8, 2024, in Philadelphia
  • Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program Conference, April 9-11, 2024, in Drexel Hill
  • PA School Librarians Annual Conference, April 11-12, 2024, in Mt. Pocono
  • PA Museums Annual Conference, April 14-16, 2024, in Harrisburg
  • PA Workforce Development Association Annual Conference, May 1-3, 2024, in Hershey
  • PA Intermediate Units Annual Conference, May 29-31, 2024, in Mt. Pocono
Need Assistance? Contact Support!

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Spotlight On...
Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Authors includes biographical and bibliographical information on more than 160,000 novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, print and broadcast journalists, editors, photojournalists, syndicated cartoonists, scriptwriters, and screenwriters.
 
Pro Tip: The content in Contemporary Authors is owned by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and is an e-resource to which we have perpetual access. This e-resource will never expire! Use Contemporary Authors for assignments, lesson plans, etc., and you will be able to reuse them every year. 
 
Haven't used Contemporary Authors before? Check out this sample record!
 
For each author entry, you may find content for the following topics available:
  • Personal Information
  • Career Information
  • Awards
  • Writings
  • Media Adaptions
  • A Descriptive Essay about the Author
  • Further Readings
Explore Contemporary Authors Now!

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Reminder:

LGBTQ+ Titles Available In ProQuest E-Book Central
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Check out the following titles:
  • Celebrating Difference: A Whole-School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion
  • Documents of the LGBT Movement
  • Imagining LatinX Intimacies: Connecting Queer Stories, Spaces, and Sexualities
  • Navigating Trans and Complex Gender Identities
  • Nonbinary Gender Identities: History, Culture, Resources
  • Social Justice and Putting Theory into Practice in Schools and Communities
  • Teen Activists
  • The Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights
  • The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth
  • Transgender: A Reference Handbook
Find These Titles in ProQuest E-Book Central!

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Staff Changes?

Moving to a new school, retiring, or otherwise leaving your current position? Please let us know! Keeping us updated with contact changes ensures staff are kept up-to-date on lists, newsletters, and invoices issued by HSLC are received.

Help us keep the participant directory up-to-date!
Please Report Contact Updates to HSLC!

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POWER Library/Access PA Annual Technology Support Fee Notice

The technology support fee will remain the same for 2024-25.

Invoices will be distributed in April of 2024.

What are the cost-savings of participating in POWER Library?
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 from local funds.

  • It would cost a school $56,515 to subscribe to all of the e-resources in POWER Library on their own. 
  • It would cost a public library $73,366 to subscribe to all of the e-resources in POWER Library on their own.

In addition to cost-savings, participants are provided with enhanced support, training, and custom programming for access to the e-resources.
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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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POWER Library
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.

POWER Library is hosted by HSLC
3600 Market St., Suite 550
Philadelphia, PA 19104