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Summer, water, heat - fact sheets for older adults
In our Older Adult Resource area, located near the Large Print collection, we have added several fact sheets from the Environmental Protection Agency that may be of interest to you. These include information about water and air quality, aging and heat concerns. Stop by and pick up your free copies. While there, check out our Large Print collection and the audiobooks on CDs and cassettes. Summer Reading is for everyone.more infoNEW! E-Book For Schlow Patrons... FREE!
more infoHealth care is on everyone's mind these days, author Guy Clifton proposes ways to reduce costs and waste in the insightful book with actual cases of simple medical treatments gone wrong due to red tape. A fascinating take on this hot topic.
Each month, Schlow highlights a new title available as a free eBookeBook, or electronic book, is a book that you "read" on your computer screen. Schlow highlights one book a month from our collection of eBooks available at NetLibrary which can be found by logging into your account. There are many different books available for your perusal. through our netLibrary subscription, which is part of the Power PA Library. The titles are varied and range from referenceQuestions that you ask of library staff that require knowledge of the content of the collection or other resources such as those on the web. Sometimes you are referred to the answer, hence Reference. Reference can also refer to our reference materials that are often encyclopedic books that have many volumes and a concentrated number of facts and/or statistics. These materials usually have an overnight loan period so they are available in the library most of the time. to self-help to home & life improvement. Try one.
Mango - learn a language
Learn a new language with our new Mango Languages. Choose French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, German, Japanese or Russian. Start learning right now at your home computer.more infoNewsbank
The electronic editions of record for valuable local (The Centre Daily Times), regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search databaseA subscription to a (password protected) website full of information. . Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Included in this database are back issues of the Centre Daily Times, the New York Times and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Philadelphia Inquirer among others.more infoTeen Ink
Magazine, blogs, book series and website written entirely by teens. An excellent resource for teen writers and artists.more infoLitfinder
more infoSearch for full text poems, citations and excerpts using Poem Finder. Poet biographies, a Kids Korner, and the Years Best Poetry are included. Story Finder provides thousands of full text short stories with explanations, biographies, and more. Use Essay Finder to locate full text essays and discursive writing based on books published in the 20th century. The essays focus on humanities and social sciences and include biographies and literary criticisms.
Contemporary Authors
more infoA guide to current writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television. Biographies of these authors are included.
SIRS Discoverer
more infoIncludes full text articles and images from over 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines and government documents. Articles are assigned a reading level of either Easy, Moderate or Challenging- based on age-appropriateness, educational content, interest and reading level. This database is an excellent student resource.
Oxford University Reference Online
more infoProvides information on many subjects including general reference, language and quotations, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, business and professions. Bilingual dictionaries provided in English/French, English/German, English/Spanish, and English/Italian.
netLibrary
more infoElectronic books (eBooks) are available through this link. netLibrary eBooks are full text searchable and available for use on personal computers in online formats.
