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 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...
by Abbey Lukiewski | Jan 6, 2025 | BLD News, BLD Updates
On October 15, 2024, the Bureau of Library Development (BLD) launched LibAnswers as a tool to assist the field in getting answers to library related questions. In an effort to ensure the platform is useful to the field – we started sending surveys to completed...
by Abbey Lukiewski | Oct 1, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) is implementing new district area names for four districts. After receiving a question in April about how to make a district name change, the Statewide Services Advisor developed a list of name change recommendations. The list...
