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April 23, 2024

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Attention: K-12 Participants:
ILL Summer Holiday Mode Begins April 26

The end of the school year is fast approaching, so we will be placing all K-12 school SHAREit accounts into Holiday Mode beginning Friday, April 26th, 2024. This will prevent schools from receiving any new loan requests as they prepare to shut down their libraries for summer break. School accounts will come out of Holiday Mode and begin receiving requests again on Monday, September 9th, 2024.

Questions? Contact Support!

REMINDER!
Britannica Tutorial Now Available in POWER Academy

This tutorial is for all libraries serving children in grades PreK-5, and contains information families may find useful for school reports, homework, and general reference.

This database features include encyclopedia articles, images, videos, and magazine articles. There is a Britannica Fundamentals section for children Pre-K through grade 2. Tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparisons, etc., allow learners to explore geography and animal kingdom topics.

By taking this tutorial, you will gain a basic understanding of how to navigate Britannica School and learn how to create customized favorites, resource packs, and lesson plans.

View the Tutorial Now!

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 hall promoting POWER Library resources 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.

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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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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