by Compendium News Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Health Focus, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
MEMO TO: Public Library Directors; District Library Administrators and Consultants; System Administrators; Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development; Office of Commonwealth Libraries Staff cc: Statewide library email distribution lists at 4:00 pm on March...
by Compendium News Staff | May 20, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries seeks contributing libraries for the Chat with a Librarian service. Chat with a Librarian (formerly known as Ask Here PA) has been providing 24/7/365 live chat reference since 2006, and this service is a core component of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Due to overwhelming response, the June 2-5 Leadership Academy now has a waiting list. However, there is still time to apply for the Directors’ Institute — financial support may be available for attendees with smaller library budgets. Applications are...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2019 | Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Martin Library Honors Committee has announced its selection of Paula Gilbert as its Spring 2019 Martin Honors honoree. They will recognize Gilbert for her outstanding service to children, libraries, and the community on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. The public is...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 2, 2019 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Allison Mackley has been named a Leadership Luminary by the American Association of School Librarians. See a previous post about Mackley.