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Beginning Readers Can Have Fun Watching
and Reading this Summer with BookFLIX!
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Watch videos and read books about animals, celebrations, nature, music, earth, and more. 
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BookFLIX includes the following:
 
Watch the Story: Streaming video of a classic children’s story. A Read Along option can be activated to display the audio portion of the story, with word-by-word highlighting, as it plays.
 
Read the Book: Related nonfiction text presented in a flipbook format. The Read Along option can be activated to hear the text read aloud with word-by-word highlighting. In addition, key content vocabulary words are highlighted in yellow. Placing the cursor on the highlighted word will display its definition, and the student can click the ear icon to hear the definition read aloud.
All the stories in BookFLIX are categorized according to nine themes:
  • ABC’s and 1, 2, 3’s
  • Adventure
  • Animals and Nature
  • Celebrations
  • Earth and Sky
  • Family and Community
  • Imagination
  • Music and Rhyme
  • People and Places
Each topic includes a pair of books, one fiction and one non-fiction.
With topics and stories appropriate for preschoolers through Grade 3, BookFLIX makes it fun and interesting for children to learn the difference between fact and fiction.
Use BookFLIX Now!

Got a Question? Text a Librarian Now!
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Text your question to:
717-527-3866
 
Texting available:
Monday-Thursday 10-8
Friday 10-5
Chat 24/7, Text, or E-Mail a Librarian Now!

Train Your Brain
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Train your brain for success with this collection of e-books that include fun activities, puzzles, and games. Each e-book presents a variety of activities meant to strengthen specific skills. From data activities to problem-solving activities, and more, these skills are put to the test through activities designed to challenge you while providing plenty of fun along the way. 
 
Find these e-books in the Train Your Brain series:
  • Train Your Brain with Data Activities
  • Train Your Brain with Problem-Solving Activities
  • Train Your Brain with Parallel Computing and If/Then Activities
  • Train Your Brain with Activities of Odds and Chance
Find These Titles in EBSCO E-Books Now!

Explore National Parks In The National Geographic Magazine Archive 1888-2020
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Explore national parks throughout the world in hundreds of featured articles published in National Geographic.
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Explore National Parks Now!

Take Free Computer and Internet Skills Tutorials in PA Online Learning
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Learn from a FREE Collection of Tutorials in PA Online Learning!
Find tutorials on resources and subjects such as:
  • Computer Basics
  • First Steps with Digital: iPads and Tablets
  • Using Google Maps
  • Microsoft Office: Excel
  • Tech Talk: Computer Shopping
Explore Computer and Internet Skills Tutorials

Use of the E-Resources in POWER Library Requires a Local Library Card or E-Card
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If you have a library card issued by your local library, you do not need an e-card. You can use your local library card number to access the e-resources in POWER Library. 
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Looking for Your Local Library?
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Try the Find a PA Library search tool available from POWER Library. Just enter your address, city, or ZIP code and you will be provided with a list of the three libraries closest to your location.  Get a library card and find out all about the services offered at your library!
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POWER Library News Issue No. 123 (July 2024)