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New E-books on POWER Library

May 13, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

May 11, 2022 Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that Pennsylvania’s public electronic library, POWER Library, has acquired 350 new e-books for users to explore, bringing the total of available titles to approximately 20,000. “Through...

New ALA E-Books for Library Staff Now Available

January 24, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

A collection of ALA e-books are now available in the EBSCO E-Books e-resource for Pennsylvania library staff.  The e-books cover topics from storytimes, designing space, children’s literature, serving those with special needs, serving teens, intellectual freedom, and more. ...

200 New Titles Added to EBSCO E-Books

July 31, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

The EBSCO E-Books collection in POWER Library has grown again! Two-hundred new titles are now available in EBSCO E-Books. The titles focus mostly on history and biography and all are downloadable.   You will find new titles like: Etched in Stone On to Chicago She Caused a Riot Biz...

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It’s Not Too Late to Join the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium for the 2018-2019 School Year

July 19, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

…at the same pricing as the last two years! Click here to submit your Letter of Intent. Purchase orders must be received by August 15, 2018 and payment needs to be made no later than September 28, 2018. Note that credit cards are accepted as payment. What is the Pennsylvania...

Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learners

October 24, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Children's Services, Resources of Interest

The US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learner.  Four guiding principles are presented along with references to various educational guides and resources. Highlighted are:  how to determine...

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Get the POWER of Safe Digital Citizenship in CyberSmarts eBooks

August 18, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, POWER Library, School Libraries

From the  POWER Library newsletter: CyberSmarts Interactive eBooks are updated for the 2016/2017 school year. This 5-eBook set for ages 8 to 12 covers topics including: cyberbullying, online behavior, safe profiles, online privacy, and more. Hands-on interactive learning simulations...

PA LibErty Project Begins Testing

May 13, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

The PA Liberty Project, which is planning to  make digital rights management electronic books available to public and school libraries, has announced today, Thursday May 12th, that the site http://catalog.paliberty.net has now begun limited testing.  The testing is designed...

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Announcing the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium; Webinar on May 17

May 5, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In School Libraries

  Attention Pennsylvania School Librarians! We are excited to announce that after months of planning, we can officially announce the formation of the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium! We are very fortunate that HSLC, the same organization that hosts POWER Library and Ask Here...

FREE Access to eBooks for Children Through Open eBooks

February 24, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Open eBooks is an app containing thousands of popular and award-winning titles that are free for children from in-need households.   Learn more.  You can also watch First Lady Michele Obama’s message about the program. ...

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PA Forward: Moving Forward with Open eBooks Initiative and ConnectED Library Challenge

May 15, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

by Diane Schmidt Last week Osman Yahya, a middle school student, acted as moderator to a “virtual field trip” with President Obama.  Osman may have stolen the show when he told the President to “move on” after a lengthy 3-minute answer to a question about writer’s block. ...