HSLC is pleased to announce a Group Purchasing Program for Access PA participants. View exciting offers from vendors!
Federal Government Invests $200M in Libraries and Museums to Stimulate American Communities
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that President Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which designates $200 million in pandemic response funding for IMLS. The $200 million investment will enable IMLS to efficiently
Library Systems Report 2020: Fresh Opportunities Amid Consolidation
The library technology industry took some significant turns in 2019. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, acquired Innovative Interfaces and shifted the balance of power …
State of America’s Libraries 2021 Special Report: COVID-19
In 2020, libraries of all types stepped up to meet the needs of their communities as they responded to the impacts of COVID-19, a national financial crisis, and social unrest. They were at the center of some of our …
Services Hosted by HSLC
HSLC hosts the POWER Library Portal, which includes the Access Pennsylvania Catalog and ILL System, Chat with a librarian, PA Photos, E-Resources, POWER Library, and Contemporary Authors.
State of America’s Libraries Report 2020
The State of America’s Libraries report is an annual summary of library trends that outlines statistics and issues affecting all types of libraries during the previous calendar year. Although the report focuses on 2019, libraries are shown to be on the frontlines addressing societal and community challenges — a role they…
Group Purchasing Program
HSLC is pleased to announce a Group Purchasing Program for Access Pennsylvania participants.
View exciting offers from vendors!
Institutional Memberships
HSLC participates as a member of the following organizations: American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world. Founded on October 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the mission
GuideStar Report
GuideStar Report – HSLC centrally administers electronic statewide library services on behalf of the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania Department of Education. These services include but are not limited to: maintaining a shared resource management system to facilitate interlibrary lending
Standards For Excellence
HSLC has been accredited by the Standards for Excellence Institute®, a national initiative established to promote the highest standards of ethics, effectiveness, and accountability in nonprofit governance, management, and operations, and to help all nonprofit organizations meet these high benchmarks…
Join ALA on LinkedIn
This is a professional development and discussion group of ALA. You do not have to be an ALA member to participate, but are expected to have a bona fide connection to the library and information science profession.
Check out the Booklist Reader
Check out the Booklist Reader! Opinion, News, And Lists From The Book People At Booklist, Book Links, And Booklist Online.
Check out POWER Library!
POWER Library is the online portal to all that Pennsylvania libraries have to offer. This is the place to find trustworthy answers to questions about healthcare, consumer purchases, personal finances, and much more.
Check Out Burbio – Free Calendar Streaming Service
Burbio is a free digital service called “Burbio.com” that streams all your library events and makes them available on Amazon Alexa, optimized in Google search, and lets users create a customized feed of local events on their free web service and the Burbio IOS app.
