by Compendium News Staff | Jul 4, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Find professional development opportunities in July by topic or date at WebJunction! Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and WebJunction’s course catalog. All WebJunction courses and webinars are FREE and count towards CE requirements. Pennsylvania library...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 1, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The National Library of Medicine’s recent post explains how individuals and organizations can obtain FREE information, training and resources, in order to effectively respond to an opioid-associated overdose emergency, by visiting Get Naloxone Now. Read...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News
The Lancaster Public Library has received a $14,000 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. Read about it at Lancaster Online.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | Academic Libraries, PA Digital Collections, Resources of Interest
PA Digital has just completed their June 2017 harvest. To date, they have 214,623 records representing 38 institutions, three intermediate providers [aggregators], and 246 collections! You can see all of PA Digital’s records in the DPLA by searching or...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2017 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
American Library Association (ALA) and Google will offer libraries an opportunity to apply for Phase III of the Libraries Ready to Code initiative. The application period starts in mid-July. A cohort of 25-50 school and public libraries will each receive resources...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2017 | Resources of Interest
Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries is now seeking nominations for its annual awards to be presented at the PCBL Friends Institute to be held September 16, 2017, at the Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. Now is your opportunity to nominate a Friends Groups, an...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
On July 11, TechSoup is hosting the webinar: Eureka! Where Workforce and Business Initiatives Connect with Lifelong Learning. Learn more and register.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2017 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest
The IMLS has announced the release of a new publication: Making + Learning in Museums and Libraries: A Practitioner’s Guide and Framework, which identifies conditions to support learning in makerspaces. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh will launch a MOOC (massive...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2017 | Professional Development
On May 30, staff from libraries in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties gathered to learn how to use social media to engage with the communities they serve. Paul Signorelli, principal of Paul Signorelli & Associates, led the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
This fall, WebJunction will offer a FREE online training program for up to 500 US public library staff to learn to confidently engage with Wikipedia. The course will provide a collaborative learning environment for public library peers to build their Wikipedia...