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POWER Kids	Data Axle Reference Solutions	Career Transitions

POWER Kids is a collection of e-resources for young children on subjects that include animals, art, biography, history, science, and so much more.	(Formerly known as Reference USA.) Information on U.S. historical businesses, new movers home owners, healthcare, jobs/internships, and consumers/lifestyles.	Find help to create resumes, on writing cover letters and applying for positions.

Gale Courses	Health & Wellness Resource Center	eBooks (EBSCO)

Over 375 instructor-led interactive courses on many topics from Accounting and Finance to Writing and Publishing.	Accurate and authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative and complementary medical practices.	eBooks in a wide range of subject areas and topics in fiction and nonfiction for adults, young adults and children.

eBooks for Reference	Science Reference Center	Ancestry.com PA

Access a collection of more than 50 reference e-books covering a variety of subjects from Arts to Technology. Collaborative tools to enable users to share, save, and download content—including highlights and notes.	Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.	PA residents can access Ancestry.com PA -Pennsylvania specific records for free through the Pennsylvania State Archives. This is not a subscription library database.

Tutor.com	Power Search	LegalForms Library

Get online help on over 40 subjects including Math, Science, Social Studies, English, AP ® Support, Foreign Languages, Business. GED, U.S. Citizenship, Test Prep, Study & Career Resources.	Search many of the Gale e-resources available in POWER Library in one place! Find articles and information from Academic OneFile, General OneFile, InfoTrac Newsstand.	Access legal online documents you can customize. No special skill or extensive knowledge of the law is required.

NoveList Plus	Morningstar	POWER Library

Recommended reading lists. Find fiction and nonfiction books by genre, mood, age group, read-alike and listen-alike titles and featured award winners.	From a respected and reliable source. Investment information and analysis for all levels of fund and stock investors on companies, markets, ETFs and portfolio of planning tools.	Thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers, a major encyclopedia, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps, reference materials for adults and young people.

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Programs and Classes

EVENTS	DATE/TIME	CLICK FOR INFORMATION
Mirrors, Windows, & Sliding Glass Doors. Family Book Group. On Zoom.	Saturday, April 17. 2 pm to 3 pm.
State Trivia. On Facebook Live and Zoom.	Sunday, April 18. 2 pm to 3 pm.
History of Blues in America: Kids' Edition. Friends Program. On Zoom.	Saturday, April 24. 10 am to 11 am.
Carry & Craft: Seed Bomb, Bird Feeder Editions (FULL)	Saturday, April 24. 11 am and 12 pm.
Books & Babies, 1, 2, Whee!, and Storytime. Virtual.	Sessions now until April 29.
Fused Glass Class. In-person.	Saturday, May 1. 1-4 pm.
SPLAT Studio. Virtual Art Friends Program for children.	Sunday, May 2. 2 pm and 3 pm. (By age group.)
Star Wars Trivia. On Facebook Live and Zoom.	Tuesday, May 4. 7 pm to 8 pm.
Lisa Wingate: Author Talk. Friends Program. On Zoom.	Saturday, May 8. 2 pm to 3:30 pm.
The Art of Truth: Creative Nonfiction Writing Class.	Saturdays: May 8 to June 12. 3 pm to 5 pm.

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Friends Pop-Up Book Sale

Please stop to shop at the sale during regular library hours. Great selection of books and media at unbeatable prices. Hardbacks are $3, trade paperbacks are $2, and the children’s books are priced as marked. Nothing at the book sale is over $3. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted. Proceeds help fund library programs. Book donations are accepted at the library. Thank you!

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Try our curbside pickup service! Search the library’s catalog to find an available (on the shelf) library item you would like to borrow. Contact the library by phone at 717-533-6555 or by email at library@derrytownship.org to request a curbside pickup reservation. Offered Monday through Saturday. 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. 10-item limit. Read more.

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Local Author Spotlight

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