Department of Education

Free new e-books available

The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently announced Pennsylvania’s public electronic library, POWER Library, has acquired 350 new e-books for users to explore, bringing the total of available titles to approximately 20,000.

“Through POWER Library, Pennsylvanians have access to e-content to supplement K-12 education and higher education,” Deputy Secretary for the Office of Commonwealth Libraries Susan Banks said.

“This is an effective way to provide equitable access to resources for Pennsylvanians via internet and devices, because schools and people without a dedicated public library can access all of these titles online through POWER Library.”

The 350 new titles are available in the subject areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging; mental health and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

All e-books are viewable on screen and many are available for download and offline viewing.

The e-books are available on the POWER Library website in Find E-resources under the following categories EBSCO E-books, Gale E-books and ProQuest E-book Central.

Users will be prompted to enter a public library card number to access them, but those without a library card can sign up for an e-card for immediate access.

POWER Library is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Library Access funds administered by PDE’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries.