1. State Provided Databases to Help With Your Research
Power Library
State Provided Databases to Help With Your Research
How to Log On From Home

2. What Do You Need?
Internet access to log on to your local Pennsylvania library webpage
A current PA library card with no overdue books or outstanding charges

3. Log on to your library webpage – for those of you here in Quarryville it is
Scroll down to find the Power Library icon and click on it. or

4. Type in your library card
Barcode number with no
Spaces.

5. Scroll down to the
Power Library icon and
choose it.
2.Now choose the
Children’s Resources section.

6. Primary Search, Searchasaurus, and SIRS Discoverer
are your best bets for a research paper.
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7. Databases are collections of information that are –
organized and searchable
reliable – they have been checked for accuracy

8. or

9. Power Library databases may be accessed from any library
in the state …or from the convenience of home with
your Pennsylvania public library card.
Screenshots of Quarryville Library and Power Library pages taken using Jing.