by Compendium News Staff | Jun 16, 2022 | Children's Services, Library News, Pennsylvania, Rural and Small Libraries
A patron shared her TikTok video about her recent trip to the library with her son. You may see it on the Altoona Area Public Library’s Facebook page! (scroll until you see “Thank you Janei…”)
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
10 years, 6,500 members, and their 50th Interview Middletown, PA: Ten years ago, on July 6, 2010, John Grayshaw created the Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) on Facebook. Grayshaw is the Library Director of Middletown Public Library a small, independent...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 3, 2018 | Resources of Interest
David Lee King’s blog post, Chatbots and Libraries, offers great resources about chatbots! One site claims you can build one for your Facebook page in ten minutes! Consider how your library could use this!
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 25, 2017 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Facebook are getting involved in #GivingTuesday on November 28! Learn more.
by Compendium News Staff | May 31, 2017 | Library News, Resources of Interest
By John Grayshaw Library Director, Middletown Public Library When Star Trek first came out in the 1960’s many of the concepts it introduced were revolutionary such as starships, transporters, and phasers. But some of the futuristic technology like automatic doors and...