eResources

Discover full-text scholarly content for major college courses. Designed specifically for academic institutions, Academic Search Main Edition provides full-text and peer-reviewed journals from nearly 1,900 full-text journals and nearly 1,300 full-text peer-reviewed journals.

Discover the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.

Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. 

Catalog holdings of almost 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic and special libraries are included in this database. Search by author, title, subject or keyword to locate over 50 million items.

Chat with a Librarian is Pennsylvania’s statewide live chat reference service and is free to all residents of Pennsylvania 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. 

Contemporary Authors includes biographies for current writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television. Provided by POWER Library.

Find ratings of local service companies, including auto repair shops, plumbers, veterinarians, banks, doctors, dentists, carpet cleaners, etc. You can read the current issues and find guides to health plans, hospitals and top doctors (rated both by other doctors and by patients). 

Access over 1,100 academic journals and ERIC database reports in the field of education. Key subject areas include administration, bilingual education, child development and psychology, funding, health education, technology, and testing. 

Explore encyclopedias and specialized reference sources on a variety of topics from history, government, environment, math, and more! 

This comprehensive e-resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology

Discover reliable health information through access to full-text articles of nursing and allied health journals, pamphlets, newsletters, periodicals, newspapers, encyclopedias, and more.

Informe Académico proporciona acceso a periódicos y revistas especializadas de lengua española y portuguesa. La base de datos ofrece una amplia gama de contenidos sobre América Latina.

Secondary school students will have access to age-appropriate content from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies. 

Elementary students in kindergarten through grade five will find age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies, technology, etc. Kids InfoBits includes full-text proprietary content from Blackbirch Press®, U-X-L, KidHaven Press™, and more!

This e-resource indexes more than 700 journals in library science & technology plus books, research reports and proceedings. Coverage extends back as far as the mid-1960's.

NewsBank offers access to twenty-eight magazines, including The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs and Philadelphia Magazine.  The magazines are available in text-only format.

Medical information at your fingertips! Access both the Consumer Version and the Professional Version of the Merck Manuals here.  The Consumer Version offers information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language and the Professional Version offers this information written for the health care professional.

NoveList provides access to full text reviews, annotations, publication information, subject headings and more for more than 120,000 works of fiction. In addition, this database can recommend similar titles and authors, provide guides for book discussions and more. This database can search for titles by author, title, series or even by plot descriptions.

Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania. You’ll be amazed by what you find

Philadelphia Inquirer 1981-current. Full text articles, photos and obituaries.  Digital version available from 2018 to current time.

Get Ready for the New School Year with POWER Kids!

Check out the POWER Library webpage dedicated to serving kids.  Kid-centered eResources, Chat with a Librarian, books, movies and PA Photos and Documents are now presented in a single, kid-friendly interface.  

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.

Look for the new app to use RBdigital.  It will bring together audiobooks and eBooks in one app.  Note: Your username and password will remain the same.

Welcome to RBdigital, the new e-audiobook service from Abington Township Public Libraries.

Discover reliable and trusted information on a variety of topics to support middle school student research for government, U.S and world history, geography, literature, sciences, and social issues.

Perform research from hundreds of full text science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other reliable sources. View more than 280,000 high-quality science images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library. 

Find detailed repair guides for all types of small engines. Offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service) as well as extensive repairs such as engine and transmission disassembly. Search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type and model numbers.

TrueFLIX, Grolier's non-fiction counterpart to BookFLIX, is now available in POWER Library.

This science and social studies resource for 3rd through 6th graders includes a “Resources & Tools” section which offers lesson plans, quizzes, promotional materials and other downloadable resources.   

More than 500 courses are available, and all are designed and led by professional instructors in order to build a deeper understanding and mastery of the subject matter. Universal Class includes videos, assignments, quizzes, tests, and options for social media interaction with other learners. Patrons may take multiple classes and learn at their own pace.