Access Penn News – 2025

October 21, 2025

• Do Your Patrons Need an E-Card to Access OverDrive/Libby?
• Looking for Graphics to Post on Your Social Media or to Use in Your Library? 
• New POWER Library Website Design Is Now Live
• CONTENTdm Product Demonstration Webinar

October 14, 2025

• New Collections in PA Photos & Documents
• New POWER Library Website Preview Period Ending October 17
• CONTENTdm Product Demonstration Webinar
• Visit POWER Library at Booth #35-36 at the PaLA Annual Conference
• Single Sign-On (SSO) Migration Deadline is October 15th

October 7, 2025

• New POWER Library Website Preview Period Ending Soon!
• OverDrive Is Live!
• Fall Training Registration. It’s Not Too Late For Some Locations!
• Attention K-12 Schools: Migration To New Single Sign-On (SSO) Apps Required by October 15

September 30, 2025

• OverDrive Flyers for Use In Libraries
• New Digital Collection!
• New Scan PA Equipment Available
• Fall Training Space Still Available at Most Locations
• Single Sign-On (SSO) Migration Deadline is October 15th

September 23, 2025

• Public Libraries: Check Your Entry in Find a PA Library
• Whitelisting Emails and Domains for POWER Library and Related Services
• Fall Training Registration is Filling Fast!
• OverDrive Update

September 16, 2025

• Public Libraries: Check Your Entry in Find a PA Library
• Whitelisting Emails and Domains for POWER Library and Related Services
• Fall Training Registration is Filling Fast!
• OverDrive Update

September 9, 2025

• New POWER Library Website Coming Soon!
• Fall Training Registration is Filling Fast!
• Transparent Language Professional Development Webinars for Libraries
• Chat with a Librarian Welcomes Newest Participants!
• Review Your Participant Information

September 2, 2025

• Fall Training Registration is Filling Fast!
• Recently Added Digital Collections!
• Attention K-12 Schools: Migration To New Single Sign-On (SSO) Apps Required by October 15
• Teacher-Librarians Review Your Participant Information

August 26, 2025

• Attention K-12 Schools: Sign-On (SSO) Migration Required by October 15
• POWER Library Website Maintenance Alert!
• Fall Training Registration is Filling Fast!
• Teacher-Librarians Review Your Participant and ILL Information
• Labor Day Holiday Office Closure Notice

August 19, 2025

• POWER Library Selects OCLC’s CONTENTdm Platform for PA Photos and Documents
• Fall Training Registration is Open!
• Teacher-Librarians Review Your Participant and ILL Information
• Access PA ILL Reminder: K-12 School Libraries 

August 5, 2025

• New Digital Collections – A diary, student paper, and senior class magazine!
• Looking for Social Media Graphics?
• ProQuest E-Books Maintenance Notice
• Britannica School Maintenance Notice

July 29, 2025

• Access PA / Auto-Graphics Password Change is Coming Soon!
• Important SHAREit Holiday Mode & Lending Strings Notice!
• Are You Prompted for a Library Card or E-Card Number When Inside Your Institution?
• Spotlight On… Women’s History Collections in PA Photos and Documents

July 22, 2025

• Call for Contributions In Celebration of America250PA
• Links Generator Now Includes Single Sign-On (SSO) Notice!
• Spotlight On… Living with Disorders and Disabilities Series Available in the E-Book Collection!

July 15, 2025

• Diary from 1752 Added to PA Photos & Documents!
• POWER Library Annual Technology Support Fee Payment Due July 16
• Attention Interlibrary Loan Staff and Supervisors – ILL E-Mail List

July 8, 2025

• OverDrive Collections are Coming to POWER Library!
• Transparent Language Professional Development Webinars for Libraries
• EdTech Breakthrough Award for POWER Library E-Resource! (Britannica School: Early Elementary)
• Recently Added Digital Collections to PA Photos and Documents

July 1, 2025

• Access to E-Books To Be Streamlined! One e-book platform to rule them all! (EBSCO E-Book Collection)
• POWER UP! Save the date for Fall Training!
• Discontinuing E-Resources
• REMINDER – Contemporary Authors Updated!

June 24, 2025

• PA Photos and Documents Recognized by Family Tree Magazine!
• Discontinuing E-Resources – You might need to update your library’s website
• POWER UP! Save the date for Fall Training!
• Spotlight On… Spanish-Language Titles in BookFLIX

June 17, 2025

• POWER Library E-Resources Update for FY2025 – Most E-Resources will continue!
• POWER UP! Save the date for Fall Training!
• PA Photos and Documents Welcomes New Contributor! Ridley Park Public Library

June 10, 2025

• POWER UP! Save the date for Fall Training!
• New Digital Collection – Centre County Library & Historical Museum has added the Centre County School Class Photographs
• Spotlight On… Spanish-Language Titles in BookFLIX

June 3, 2025

• Contemporary Authors Updated!
• Check the Participant Directory for Your Institution!
• SHAREit Pick List Updated!
• Get Promotional Materials for Access PA!

May 29, 2025

• Special Issue – Staying Informed About E-Resource Developments

May 27, 2025

• Staff Changes? Please Let Us Know!
• Explore Immigration & Travel Records – MyHeritage Library Edition
• New Digital Collections!
• View a Tutorial on the Black Freedom Struggle Database

May 20, 2025

• Survey of Residents and Students Closes on Friday
• PA Photos and Documents Welcomes New Contributor! The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
• Did You Know? Workforce English Essentials Is Available In Transparent Language Online

May 13, 2025

• Survey Next Steps – Launching Survey for Users
• Do We Have All Your Patron Barcodes?
• Spotlight On… KidSpeak Languages Available on POWER Kids
• Staff Changes? Please Let Us Know!

May 6, 2025

• We Need Your Input! What are the most important E-Resources and services? (Survey for Library Staff)
• Attention: K-12 Participants: ILL Summer Holiday Mode Began On April 30
• Highlights from the Most Recent DPLA Harvest!
• Improved Access to E-Book Collection Now Available!

April 29, 2025

• Links Generator Now Includes Single Sign-On (SSO) Notice!
• Enhanced E-Book Collection Now Available!
• Lending Policy in SHAREit
• Invoices for 2025-26 Are In The Mail

April 22, 2025

• Federal Funding Powers Access to Valuable E-Resources
• Perpetual Access E-Resources – What Are Those?
• Digital Collections Recently Added by Scranton Public Library and Meyersdale Public Library
• Invoices for 2025-26 Are In The Mail

April 15, 2025

• Webinar – Webinar: What’s New In Transparent Language Online
• POWER Pop Ups – Only a Few Spots Left
• Invoices for 2025-26 Are In The Mail
• Visit Your POWER Library Support Team at Conferences

April 14, 2025

• Special Issue – E-Book Collection Updates: User-Enhancing Updates to E-Book Collection Coming Soon!

April 8, 2025

• Happy National Library Week!
• Invoices for 2025-26 Are In The Mail
• Spotlight On… National Geographic Archive 1888-2020
• Digital Collections Recently Added!
• POWER Library Pop Up

April 1, 2025

• Attention Interlibrary Loan Staff and Supervisors – ILL Email List
• Did you Know? You Can Browse Digital Collections by Time Period!
• POWER Pop Ups
• Visit Your POWER Library Support Team at Conferences

March 25, 2025

• POWER Pop Up – Two Weeks Left to Register!
• Collecting Stories of POWER Library Impact!
• Beanstack for Public Libraries
• Attention Interlibrary Loan Staff and Supervisors – ILL Email List
• Visit Your POWER Library Support Team at Conferences

March 18, 2025

• Beanstack Discount
• Register for POWER Library Pop Up!
• Old-Time Meyersdale Photographs
• Visit Your POWER Library Support Team at Conferences

March 11, 2025

• Register for POWER Library Pop Up! There is no cost to attend!
• Newly Available Digital Collection!
• Visit Your POWER Library Support Team at Conferences

March 4, 2025

• Register for POWER Library Pop Up! Space is limited at all locations. Don’t wait to register.
• Single Sign-On (SSO) vs. IP Authentication – Know the Difference!
• Getting Started with Transparent Language Online!
• New Collections in PA Photos & Documents!

February 25, 2025

• POWER Library Pop Up Registration is Now Open!
• Spotlight On… Academic OneFile Select
• Professional Development Webinar on Tuesday, March 11 – Getting Started with Transparent Language Online! POWER Library Annual Technology Fee for 2025-2026

February 18, 2025

• New POWER Library Program – Save the Date!
• Explore Local Newspapers in PA Photos & Documents!
• Spotlight On…Health and Wellness
• POWER Library Annual Technology Fee for 2025-2026

February 11, 2025

• New POWER Library Program – Save the Date!
• Professional Development Webinar – Getting Started with Transparent Language Online
• President’s Day Support Notice
• POWER Library Annual Technology Fee for 2025-2026

February 4, 2025

• New POWER Library Program – Save the Date!
• New E-Resources Now Available! Academic OneFile Select and Health and Wellness
• POWER Library Annual Technology Fee for 2025-2026

January 27, 2025

• Academic Search Main Edition (EBSCO) To Be Available Through June 30, 2025

January 22, 2025

• E-Resource Apology and Updates

January 14, 2025

• Collections Recently Added to PA Photos & Documents!
• E-Resources Coming Soon!
• Looking for Graphics to Post on Your Social Media or to Use in Your Library?
• Seeing a ‘Services Cancelled’ Message When Accessing E-Resources?

January 7, 2025

• POWER Library Portal Maintenance Notice
• E-Resource Update Features New, Returning, and Continuing E-Resources
• EBSCO User Interface To Be Updated On January 7
• Seeing a ‘Services Cancelled’ Message When Accessing E-Resources?