by Mike Reilly | Dec 17, 2024 | State Aid
Payments for the 2024-2025 state aid allocations have been requested. Payments are to be disbursed on Monday January 6, 2025. You can view the allocation amounts here. For more information on how state aid is allocated visit the Allocation page on the State Aid...
by Ed Lupico | Dec 14, 2024 | Library Facilities
Some Pennsylvania libraries may receive an email request from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete a survey on library facility conditions. GAO will be reaching out to a sample of libraries and museums, and the Office of Commonwealth Libraries...
by Heather Smith | Dec 9, 2024 | BLD News, Children's Services
Announcing the 2025 PA One Book: Arlo Draws an Octopus The PA One Book Committee is excited to announce the 2025 PA One Book title: Arlo Draws an Octopus written by Lori Mortensen and illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr. Since 2006, the PA One Book program has been promoting...
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 27, 2024 | PDE, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Please see the Press Release about the change in PDE Leadership here: 11.22.24 PDE Leadership Release | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and read the message from Deputy Secretary and State Librarian Susan Banks below: Greetings, Colleagues – In the spirit of the holiday,...
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 26, 2024 | Surveys
Attention Public Libraries: I am sharing forward from contacts at COSLA (Chief Officers of State Library Agencies) the optional online survey invitation below on behalf of Dr. Melissa Gross and Dr. Don Latham of Florida State University, who are conducting an...
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 25, 2024 | Governor's Advisory Council (GAC)
The Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) will hold a virtual business meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2024 beginning at 10a.m.. The meeting is open to the public. Those interested in attending are required to pre-register here:...
by Heather Smith | Nov 25, 2024 | BLD News, Children's Services, Professional Development
The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 on behalf of The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, is accepting applications from public libraries to participate in the Play & Grow Library Project. The goal of the Play & Grow project...
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 20, 2024 | Professional Development
Please share this with your Trustees and Friends Groups: Save the date, Saturday, March 15, 2025, for the second Virtual Institute for Friends and Trustees, sponsored by Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries & Pennsylvania Library Association....
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 18, 2024 | Adult Services, Equity, Surveys, Youth
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is sharing forward information about a nationwide IMLS Funded study of Black History Month programming provided by public libraries. If your library receives a contact, you are encouraged to respond. Please see the announcement...
by Julie Moore | Oct 31, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Professional Development
Hello! Please find upcoming professional development workshops below. We hope you find these offerings useful. We are interested in receiving your recommendations. If you have suggestions for speakers or topics of professional development, please submit them here to...
