by Compendium News Staff | Nov 1, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Rural and Small Libraries
The Library 2.017 Makerspaces mini-conference recordings have been posted Included are Ben Rearick’s Proposal for a Theoretical Framework for Small & Rural Libraries Supporting Entrepreneurs, Alisha Wilson and Nancy Stetzinger’s Keeping It Fresh: How...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 29, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Register (FREE) for the third and final Library 2.017 mini-conferences of the year. “Makerspaces” will be held online on Wednesday, October 11th, from 3:00pm-6:00pm EST. You can attend the mini-conference live or you can watch the recordings at any time...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 14, 2017 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 12, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program. The NSF defines ‘informal STEM’ as lifelong learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) that takes place across a multitude of designed...
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...