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April 30, 2024

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POWER Library 101: The Who, What, How, and Why for all things POWER Library

This short 15-minute tutorial will review POWER Library and its four core services to all types of library staff members. In addition, learners will discover how to contact POWER Library support and stay connected through resources in the For Librarians area.

Take POWER Library 101 Now!

Did You Know? Workforce English Essentials Is Available In Transparent Language Online

Workforce English Essentials lets patrons design their own modular course based on the topics most relevant to their workplace. Choose from 50+ hours of lessons covering common business English vocabulary.

Learn from modules that focus on areas such as:

At the office
Business travel
Computers and I.T.
Giving presentations
Job search
Negotiations

Intended for learners who already have basic spoken and written proficiency in English, but who need to upskill to meet specific job needs and communicative skills.

Just select any of the English ELL courses and then click on the Browse tab to find these lessons.

Tell your patrons about Workforce English Essentials!

Use Transparent Language Online Now!

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

The end of the school year is fast approaching, so all K-12 school SHAREit accounts have been placed 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!

Fall Training -
Save the Date!

What participants said about last year's POWER Library training:

It was wonderful! I just started as a librarian last year and I learned so much today. I can’t wait to take what I learned back to the teachers and students that I work with.
It was one of the best trainings I've been to in a long time. I had been struggling with knowing how to access and navigate the databases, but now I feel much more confident in using these resources with my students and staff members.

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

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)

Fall 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.

Need Support? Contact Us!

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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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.

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