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Power Library at Rachel Kohl

The Rachel Kohl Community Library is hosting
a one-hour seminar on using POWER Library (Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic
Resources). POWER Library provides a wide range of professional and up to date
databases middle school students are using for their research projects.

Carol Kennedy, Garnet Valley Middle School librarian
and Jeff Melkerson, youth services librarian at the Rachel Kohl Library will
lead the class. The class will be held Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the
library’s community room. Parents of middle school students and middle
schoolers themselves are encouraged to come and learn how to navigate this
information resource.

The class is free but registration is
encouraged by signing up at the library or calling the library at 610-358-3445.

The Rachel Kohl Community Library is located
at 687 Smithbridge Road in Glen Mills, and serves the communities of
Bethel, Chadds Ford, Chester Heights, Concord, and Thornbury.

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American Legion, state police offer ‘Youth Week’ program in June

Police

The Pennsylvania American
Legion is seeking applicants for the annual “State Police Youth Week”
leadership program designed for young people with an interest in careers in law
enforcement or military service.

The program, which is open
to Pennsylvania youths who are 17 or younger and will have completed their
sophomore, junior or senior year of high school prior to June 12, will be held
June 12-18 at York College in York County.

Those selected as cadets
will engage in teambuilding and self-esteem exercises and learn about the
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania National Guard, traffic and criminal
laws, and other law enforcement-related topics. Cadets will march to their
classes in platoon formation and have drill competition. Recreational activities will be
scheduled as time permits.

The program is not a
recreational camp or a disciplinary camp for problem youths.

Interested youths can
obtain an application by calling 717-730-9100 or by visiting the Pennsylvania
American Legion website at www.pa-legion.com
and proceeding to the “Programs” link.
Completed applications should be taken to a local American Legion Post,
which will conduct applicant interviews and select candidates to sponsor.

Candidates must be in good
physical heath and have at least average grades in school.

Officials said 104 cadets
graduated from the 2010 program.