It's National Poetry Month! Fun fact: The Library's first poetry reading was in November 1897, one week after the Library relocated from the Capitol to the brand new Jefferson Building. The reader: 25-year-old Library employee & poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. https://t.co/JEJg0kkIbl
Help us make sure everyone knows about this great program to help all households get connected. Please share this to get the word out!
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Thank you so much to all of our PA Photos and Documents participant libraries!! Without you, we wouldn't be able to offer the amazing historical resources we have on PA Photos and Documents. Thank you!
“It's really important for kids to have access to school librarians because we are able to curate a really wide collection of materials for kids, whether it be fiction or nonfiction or graphic novels or magazines,” @AASLpresident Kathy Lester says. https://t.co/w5BXuSbzux
Have kids that love dinosaurs? Do they ask you a thousand dinosaur questions? Do you need help with that? No worries, POWER Library has you covered with our Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs in the Science Reference Center!
https://t.co/OeqnMUCtbP
#WayBackWednesday#KidQuestions
Did you know that Ebsco eBooks in POWER Library has a whole collection of the "For Dummies" books?
Check out some of these new titles they have added to this list!
https://t.co/ZrM2tNtwhs
#MondayMemo#ForDummies
It is officially summer and the longest day of the year! Well, the day with most daylight anyway (every "day" still only 24 hours 😄). Did you know ancient civilizations used the summer solstice to know when to plant crops? Learn more at #POWERLibrary https://t.co/M1O2RPJ9AR
Happy National Pollinator Week!
Want some fun information to share with your kids? Head to POWER Kids and check out TrueFLIX. Go to Animal Kingdom and under Insects and Spiders you can learn all about the importance of honey bees!
#PollinatorsRock#SaveTheBees
Anyone in your house looking towards college? POWER Teens has an Education Planner (under Career Resources) to explore careers, find grants and scholarships, learn about student aid, and even plan a campus visit.
https://t.co/JoIc9AmyTh
#CollegeBound#CollegeSmart#POWERTeens
Tree banding is a great way to capture this invasive species right now.
Want more information on invasive species, visit POWER Library and check out Environmental Studies. https://t.co/5ti5TpzMa0
#InvasiveSpecies#POWERLibrary
⚛️ Periodic Table of Chrome Extensions to help meet students' needs including speech to text, text to speech, readability, writing, productivity, brain breaks & more! From @dhorndorff
https://t.co/G4aeHuiciq
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Hear ye, hear ye 📢Hundreds of new e-Books are now available on POWER Library!! Get your public library card or free e-card ready and check it out today 😃👀
https://t.co/xZrSM1v1YG
It's Free Comic Book Day and we got you covered! #DidYouKnow that POWER Library has downloadable graphic novels? Grab your public library card and head to https://t.co/dvMpVAVRRc select 'E-Books' to get started today! 😃 #comics#graphicnovels#PAlibraries#PAreads#POWERLibrary
ICYMI: POWER Library has FREE preschool and early learning resources! All you need is a PA public library card or POWER eCard. Check out BookFLIX to watch videos and read eBooks with your favorite preschooler. Take lap time to a whole new level! https://t.co/QNJZTImrt7 🤩 🙌🏽💥
Ever since Benjamin Franklin founded the nation’s first public library, Pennsylvanians have been emPOWERed by their libraries—to research and learn, discover new interests, develop new skills, and find their pathway through life. 🧐 😃
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