Banner image for Compendium: News from Commonwealth Libraries with photo of Office of Commonselath Libraries building
These puzzle pieces describe the various HSLC services.

Spring Training Registration is Open

February 16, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Access PA, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Registration for Spring Training is open and will be in-person at the following locations: March 30 – King of Prussia (The Alloy – 301 W Dekalb Pike) March 31 – Scranton (Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel – 700 Lackawanna Ave.) April 4 – State College (Penn Stater Hotel...

Register for Fall Virtual POWER Library Training!

September 29, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Access PA, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Register for Fall Virtual POWER Library Training! Virtual training session options and dates are provided below. School Libraries + e-resources : Examining the How, When, Where, and Why for POWER Library e-resources Tools in the K-12 Classroom (1.5 hours CE/ACT 48 credits) October...

Register for POWER Library Fall Training Webinars

October 13, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

For session descriptions and to register, please visit: https://powerlibrary.org/librarians/get-training/2020-fall-training-registration/ Join us this fall for a series of online training webinars focusing on ways to use POWER Library resources to complement public library digital...

Updated E-Resource Icons and Names Coming August 3

July 29, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

POWER Library will be updating e-resource names and icons on August 3. This will affect most of the e-resources provided by Gale. These changes will not require updates to any links. Only the icon and name of the e-resource will be updated. Your “List All” and “Help...

Registration is Now Open for POWER Library Fall Training!

September 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Access PA, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

REGISTER NOW Registration for the live 2019 Fall Training sessions is now open! There are 9 sessions scheduled across the state.  Please keep in mind that while the deadline for registering is one week before each scheduled session, space is limited and seats will be filled on...

New Libraries Join Chat with a Librarian.  Is Your Library Ready to Join?

August 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Access PA, Children's Services, Library News, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Two new libraries will begin staffing Chat with a Librarian! We’re pleased to announce that the Berks County Library System and Saint Francis University will soon be staffing Chat with a Librarian.  Saint Francis University, which already uses LibAnswers, is excited to be...

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries Seeks Libraries for the Chat with a Librarian Service

May 20, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries seeks contributing libraries for the Chat with a Librarian service.  Chat with a Librarian (formerly known as Ask Here PA) has been providing 24/7/365 live chat reference since 2006, and this service is a core component of the POWER Library....

Fall 2019 POWER Library Training Dates and Locations

May 20, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Access PA, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Fall 2019 POWER Library Training Dates and Locations are now available! September 17 – Crowne Plaza (King of Prussia) September 18 – Ephrata Public Library September 19 – Bucks County IU22 (Doylestown) September 24 – Appalachia – IU 8 (Altoona) September...

Lynn Ann Wiscount

Lynn Ann Wiscount Retires from IU 29

March 27, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Access PA, Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

  On April 12, 2019, Lynn Ann Wiscount will be retiring from the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 (“IU 29”) after 33 years. Lynn Ann began her career with IU 29 as a Microcomputer Technical Support Specialist in the Technology department. As part of her duties,...

Glenn R. Miller

Academic Search Main Edition Returns to POWER Library

March 12, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

  I’m pleased to announce that Academic Search Main Edition (ASME), an EBSCO product, is once again available in POWER Library. This online resource provides about 1,800 full-text journals and 1,300 that are full-text and peer-reviewed. Some of ASME’s subjects include...