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Explore our digital resources from anywhere with your library card! Find eBooks & eAudios, read newspapers, learn a new language, or discover something new, all from your computer or mobile device.

To get started, simply find the resource you want to explore and click the Access button below its description. If prompted, sign in to the database using your library card number.

Don’t have a library card? Visit any one of our thirteen locations OR complete our online library card application to get one.

Several of our online resources are provided through POWER Library, Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library:

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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Academic Search Main Edition

Designed specifically for academic institutions, this tool provides scholarly content from over 2,000 full-text and peer-reviewed journals.

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Ben’s Guide to the US Government

Join Benjamin Franklin on an adventure to learn about the United States government. Learning Adventures and games are available for students grades K-12.

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Black Freedom Struggle Proquest

Black Freedom Struggle

“Black Freedom Struggle” by ProQuest features select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. 

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Britannica School PreK – 5th

Inspire emergent learners to create, play, and explore in a vibrant, enriching environment with Britannica School PreK-5th. This captivating tool is packed with tiered nonfiction articles across various subjects, images, videos and more.

Younger elementary students (PreK-2nd) can access the Britannica Fundamentals section. With tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparison, etc., learners will explore geography and animal kingdom topics. 

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POWER Library Chat With Librarian

Chat with a Librarian

Chat online with a real librarian in real time. After the chat ends, save a copy of the conversation to easily retrieve links or documentation when citing references. Available 24/7!

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Elementary (Gale in Context)

Elementary students in kindergarten through grade five will find age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies, technology, etc. Elementary includes full-text proprietary content from Blackbirch Press®, U-X-L, KidHaven Press™, and more! Content is continuously updated and provides interesting and important facts with connections to current and past events.

Watch a quick tutorial on this resource.

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High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

Secondary school students will have access to age-appropriate content from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.

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Middle School Gale

Middle School (Gale in Context)

Discover trusted information to support middle school student research. Topics include government, history, geography, literature, science, and social issues.

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PA Online Learning

PA Online Learning

PA Online Learning is a collection of tutorials and instructional guides on how to use resources and technology at the library. Selecting the link will take you to directly to PA Online Learning.

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PADigital

Showcases historical collections and resources from PA’s libraries, historical societies, museums, and cultural heritage institutions.

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