PA Forward® | Pennsylvania Libraries, an initiative of the Pennsylvania Library Association, was created to give voice to what the library community knows, and what other states recognize: With the right support, libraries are ideally positioned to be community centers of information, technology and learning that will fuel educational and economic opportunity for all citizens.
Libraries are no longer just buildings that house books. Libraries have evolved as agile institutions serving real-life needs. They hold the key to powering progress and elevating the quality of life in Pennsylvania by fueling the types of knowledge essential to success: Basic Literacy, Information Literacy, Civic and Social Literacy, Health Literacy, and Financial Literacy.
All libraries are welcome to use PA Forward® materials regardless of membership status. These materials are created by PA Forward® and the association’s Public Relations & Marketing Committee
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This project is made possible, in part, by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, Governor.