Breaking News: Literacy at Your Library

With this being National Library Week, it seems an appropriate time to speak again of PA Forward and the literacies emphasized by the initiative.  All five of the literacies (, , , and ) were mentioned in previous posts, but with the 20/20 vision of hindsight, it has become clear that a few things were left unmentioned ... It's time to change that!

As you may recall, the PA Forward plan is for a state in which "citizens know how to use online resources and current technology to improve their education, to enhance their job skills, and to fully participate in a digital society." 

The Frank Sarris Public Library is part of the Washington County Library System, and as such, offers valuable resources relating to information literacy.

A visit to the system website will lead you to Gale's Testing and Education Reference Center, and once there, the choices are many. Among other things, high school students can find SAT and AP practice exams, study tips and more. Links to sample CLEP tests are available on the College Prep page, and Grad school candidates are able to perform searches for schools and scholarships. There are resources for the career-minded, too! By clicking on the Career Tools link, you will see that numerous books are available online, as are practice exams for a number of fields.

Explore not just your library but its website, and see where each can lead you!