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New eLibrary Site is Live

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Have you explored the new Allegheny County eLibrary website yet? With improved accessibility and mobile-friendly funtioning, the new site is a welcome upgrade. It is now even easier to browse resources by subject, filter by age group, and search available resources.

eLibrary Mobile View

Take a few minutes to explore the new website at elibrarycals.org and familiarize yourself with its features and resources.

Don’t forget to update any links on your library’s website, resource pages, or other promotional materials that point to the old eLibrary site. We want to make sure patrons can easily find and access the new site wherever they’re looking for digital library resources!

Questions about the eLibrary site? Use the new contact form on the website to reach us directly.

And stay tuned for more information about the upcoming “eLibrary Insider” site (e.g. the new eLibrary Backstage)!

-Richelle, Sewickley Public Library

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Live, in-person Tutor.com adult services training

Tutor.com offers more than just homework help for students. It also offers support and training for adults including:

  • Resume and cover letter prep and review
  • Career self-assessments
  • Career and technical education (CTE) support for skilled trades
  • CTE practice exams
  • Much more!
     

Our Tutor.com rep, Maxine Nesbro, will be in town specifically to guide us through the rich content available to our community of workers, job seekers, and adult learners. 

Join us in person on Tuesday, October 13th from 10:30am – 11:30am in the JCEC on the second floor of CLP – Main. Maxine will walk us through the resources available for adult learners and job seekers and answer any questions you may have about Tutor.com.

Can’t make it in person? Staff can also attend this hybrid session remotely; just add the link below to your calendar! The session will also be recorded if you can’t attend in real time. 

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/238758170575258?p=k8lUpVit6Gk2zdWjV3

Meeting ID: 238 758 170 575 258 

Passcode: Bw99nv3b

We hope to see you for this fantastic professional development opportunity! If you have any questions, reach out to Mary Phillips at phillipsm@carnegielibrary.org.

-Mary, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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Gale Legal Forms

“I need to make a Power of Attorney.” Can you help me find the right form? 

Librarians aren’t lawyers, but we can definitely solve this reference question. Enter: Gale Legal Forms.  

Gale offers a library of searchable documents that are specific to Pennsylvania. They have everything from Adoption to Powers of Attorney to Workers Compensation.  

Say your patron is looking for a Durable Power of Attorney; Gale Legal Forms will give you not just the general form, but forms related to your inquiry. Once the patron has found the specific document that they need, they can download it as a Word document and edit it as needed.  There’s no paywall, distracting ads, or guesswork involved. The site also includes a link to legal definitions, helpful topics, sample legal letters, and legal Q&A.  

Erin Weaver, Bridgeville Public Library

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Genealogy Help from MyHeritage Library Edition

You are probably familiar with Ancestry Library Edition for assisting patrons with genealogy research. But did you know that the PA Power Library offers EBSCO’s MyHeritage Library Edition for all Pennsylvania library card holders, too?

This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes, and additional resources that span the past five centuries.

As well as information you’d assume you would find, like census data, citizenship and naturalization records, military records, and US public records, MyHeritage also offers unique resouces like:

  • Nearly 5 billion exclusive family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni
  • Hundreds of millions of Nordic records
  • More than 100 million gravestone photos
  • Additional content under license including Tributes obituaries, WikiTree, BillionGraves, Canadian Headstones and many others

Plus, unlike Ancestry Library Edition, this database can be accessed remotely allowing users to search from the comfort of their own home.

More than 100 million records are added every month, making this growing collection an excellent resource for researchers.

Learn more and get started on the Power Library website.

– Richelle, Sewickley Public Library

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