by Compendium News Staff | Aug 7, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries is proud to announce the upcoming 2019 Friends Institute The Institute will be held Saturday, September 28, 2019, at the Genetti Hotel and Suites in Williamsport, PA. This is the sixth Friends Institute and is an opportunity...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 7, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Access PA, Children's Services, Library News, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Two new libraries will begin staffing Chat with a Librarian! We’re pleased to announce that the Berks County Library System and Saint Francis University will soon be staffing Chat with a Librarian. Saint Francis University, which already uses LibAnswers, is...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 12, 2019 | Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest
This summer, the Bellwood-Antis Public Library is teaming up with Blair Senior Services to present Tai Chi classes for individuals age 60 and over. Response from the community has been extremely enthusiastic, and...
by Compendium News Staff | May 14, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries in partnership with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is developing a state-wide version of the Institute for Museum and Library Services funded Future Ready with the Library (FRwtL) project. In Pennsylvania the...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 19, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest
The Bethlehem Area Public Library is hosting an exciting holiday fundraiser this year. We are partnering with Kindness is Magic Inc. to pay off student lunch debt and erase library fines. One in six children in Pennsylvania suffers from hunger and many of these...
