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Bethlehem Area Public Library Releases a Music Video

November 14, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

I Like Being Loud in the Library (Official Music Video) The Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL) released a music video today! The song is called I Like Being Loud in the Library  and features the voices and musical talents of many community members. The song was written by Library...

Gallivan Retires from GAC

November 11, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Robert M. Gallivan retired from the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) on October 13, 2019, with service approaching 21 years.  A resolution recognizing his service was presented at the October GAC meeting in Erie.  Read about Gallivan. ...

Library Tax Approved for Lower Macungie

November 11, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Lower Macungie Library will now be funded through a 0.25-mill property tax. Read about it. ...

GIANT Bags 4-My-Cause Benefits Library

November 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Pottstown Regional Pubic Library is proud to announce it has been selected as a beneficiary of the GIANT Bags 4-My-Cause Program for the month of November 2019.  Read about it! Learn more about Bags4MyCause. ...

Library Census Equity Fund Mini-grants

November 4, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants. Applications are due Nov. 22.   ALA will provide 25 libraries with $2,000 mini-grants to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete...

RIPL Scholarship for Those Working in Rural and Small Public Libraries

November 4, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Up to 15 scholarships to the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) 2020 event in the Chicago suburbs, July 12-15, 2020, are available to staff working in rural and small public libraries in the United States. These scholarships are funded by the Institute of Museum and...

Air Compressor, Leaf Blower and Nail Gun Among 40 Tools Available for Checkout

November 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Meadville Public Library is offering tools for checkout.  Read about it! ...

Summer Learning

Weis Markets Contributes $1,000 for 2020 Summer Learning Program

November 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Mechanicsburg, Pa. – The Cumberland County Library System Foundation has received a $1,000 Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) contribution from Weis Markets in support of the 2020 Summer Learning Program. Weis Markets has been a supporter of summer learning at...

The Big Read: Apply for a Programming Grant!

November 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) The Big Read, established in 2016, supports Americans reading and discussing a single book within their communities.  Local governments, libraries, school districts, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations are encouraged...

Presidential Primary Sources Project

November 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Internet2 2020 Presidential Primary Sources Project (PPSP) offers schools and libraries the opportunity to engage in live interactive video discussions with presidential historians and national park rangers and use primary source documents to understand our nation’s presidents....