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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
Furry Tales. In the Reading Garden.	Wednesdays: June 16 to July 21. 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Virtual LEGO Club. On Zoom.	Fridays: June 18 to July 23. 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm.
Community Blood Drive. In-person.	Tuesday, June 22. 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Coloring in the r.g. In-person.	Tuesday, June 22. 6:30 pm to 8 pm.
Fear of Commitment Book Group. At Cassel Vineyards.	Thursday, June 24. 6 pm to 7 pm.
Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors. On Zoom.	Saturday, June 26. 2 pm to 3 pm.
Abe Ovadia, Jazz Guitarist. In-person.	Saturday, June 26. 6 pm to 7 pm.
Crafts in the r.g. In-person.	Tuesday, June 29. 6:30 pm to 8 pm.
Cups & Crankies: Homegrown Family Fun. On Zoom.	Wednesday, June 30. 2 pm to 3 pm.
Longwood Gardens' Community Read with Abra Lee. On Zoom.	Thursday, July 1. 7 pm to 8 pm,
Open Mic in the r.g.	Friday, July 16. 7 pm to 9 pm.
Fused Glass Class. In-person.	Saturday, July 17. 10 am to 1 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, paperbacks are #1, and 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. Pop-up book sales will end on June 30. Book donations will be accepted until June 30.

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Curbside Pickup

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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Borrow e-books, audiobooks and magazines from our e-Library resources.

Local Author Spotlight

The featured author in June is Lesa Brackbill. Read more.

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