Access Pennsylvania News - Annual Training Dates & Locations, New Digital Collections, Chat Training, and more!

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April 2, 2024

Digital Collections Recently Added to PA Photos and Documents!

Some of the recently added collections are:

Add materials from your institution to PA Photos and Documents!

Did you know?

There is no additional cost for institutions that already pay the POWER Library Annual Technology Support Fee.
There might be some additional assistance available through the Scan PA Program.

Interested? Contact us!

Explore PA Photos and Documents Now!

Chat with a Librarian Refresher Training Still Available

This refresher training is for staff members at institutions that contribute to Chat with a Librarian.

Chat with a Librarian Operator Refresher Training
Tuesday, April 16, 10 AM
This training is designed for existing operators and will revisit some important chat topics, look at some best-practices for conducting chat and answering tickets, and offer time for Q&A for all your burning questions!

Annual Training Schedule -
Save the Date!

We can't wait to see you this fall, so please save the date for annual training!

Training will be convened at:

October 1st at Intermediate Unit 1 (Coal Center)
October 2nd at Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit 27 (Monaca)
October 3rd at Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5 (Edinboro)
October 10th at Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 (Enola)
October 21st at BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 (Williamsport)
October 22nd at Penn State DuBois (DuBois)
October 23rd at Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 (Altoona)
October 29th at Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 (Schnecksville)
October 30th at Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (Lancaster)
October 31st at Crowne Plaza Philadelphia (King of Prussia)

Annual Training Schedule

Come Visit Us at One of These Upcoming Events!

You can find us in the exhibits promoting POWER Library and providing attendees with outreach materials. Not attending a given conference yourself? Maybe your colleagues are attending. Tell them to stop by the POWER Library booth.

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

Questions? Contact Support!

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!

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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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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