POWER Academy is hosted through the PA Staff Academy. You can also access the POWER Academy from the main For Librarians page via the POWER Academy link on the right sidebar.
Please note: To complete a training, you must have a Niche account. Staff without a public library-specific domain (most school and academic libraries, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.), will be asked to email the administrator for access. Those requests can be submitted through the Bureau of Library Development's Contact Us form < https://pa-gov.libanswers.com/>. Select Professional Development as the category on the form and be sure to provide the email you will use for your Niche account.
From the PA Library Staff Academy, locate the POWER Academy category (all the way at the bottom) and find a tutorial that interests you. Once you have an account created, you can access the tutorials directly through the POWER Academy link provided to the left.
All tutorials are grouped by POWER Library service type and include:
- Access Pennsylvania/SHAREit
- E-Resources
- PA Photos and Documents
- Chat with a Librarian
- POWER Library Basics