by Carrie Cleary | Mar 19, 2025 | Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Greetings, Colleagues – You may have heard about the Executive Order issued by the White House on 3/14 calling for a reduction in workforce at seven agencies, one of which was the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) from which OCL receives our Grants to...
by Ed Lupico | Mar 19, 2025 | BLD News, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library Facilities
Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities Overview Webinar Is your library and municipality planning to submit a Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities application in the near future? Are you planning a facilities project and want to know if it would qualify...
by Carrie Cleary | Mar 18, 2025 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library Facilities, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
$4.2 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be awarding eleven municipalities in eight counties with an estimated $4.2 million in Keystone grant...
by Heather Smith | Mar 18, 2025 | BLD News, Children's Services, Youth
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries invites you to register for the second of four quarterly Early Childhood Conversations (ECC) sessions in 2025. This community of practice series is for all library staff and volunteers providing services to children ages 0-8,...
by Julie Moore | Mar 18, 2025 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
The Bureau of Library Development encourages you to attend one of four Statewide Gatherings being held across the Commonwealth. More information about these events can be found in the Statewide Gathering: Agenda and Purpose article. Please keep in mind that...
by Amy Geisinger | Mar 17, 2025 | BLD News, Data
New LibGuide Resource: Public Library and Funding Recipient Data The Public Library and Funding Recipient Data LibGuide provides statistical information about state aided public libraries within the Commonwealth. It also provides information about other types of...
by Abbey Lukiewski | Mar 11, 2025 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Event, Library News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries
I think this is the post everyone has been waiting for! What should I expect? Creating community, providing support, and encouraging collaboration is central to our mission as library professionals. These Statewide Gatherings are a response to the ongoing feedback BLD...
by Julie Moore | Mar 4, 2025 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Hello! As a reminder, please bookmark and visit the Compendium Calendar for the most up-to-date professional development and continuing education opportunities provided by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and our partner organizations, including WebJunction,...
by Abbey Lukiewski | Mar 4, 2025 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries
The RSVP forms for the Statewide Gatherings are now open. Please only RSVP if you plan on attending. Due to building capacity limits, each program will have a maximum attendance that will be filled in the order that registrations are received. These will be all day...
by Abbey Lukiewski | Feb 26, 2025 | BLD News, Event, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Professional Development, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Uncategorized
Have you ever wanted to meet Susan Banks? Susan Banks the Deputy Secretary of Education, Commissioner for Libraries, and State Librarian? Well now may be the time! Sue* will be the luncheon presenter during the Statewide Gatherings that are being hosted in the spring...
