by Heather Smith | Jan 3, 2024 | Children's Services
The USDA Forest Service has invited all Pennsylvania public libraries to collaborate on a free reading program celebrating Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday. Smokey Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon of the U.S. Forest Service in the Wildfire Prevention...
by Heather Smith | Nov 13, 2023 | 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 Heather Smith | Jul 6, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development
Register now for Supporting Early Readers, a webinar focusing on how library staff can support early readers and their families. Supporting Early Readers Date: Tuesday, August 29 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Presenter: Susan B. Neuman, Professor of Childhood and...
by Heather Smith | Jun 20, 2023 | Children's Services
The PA One Book Committee is starting to plan the 2024 event and part of that planning process is evaluating this year’s program. Please help us measure the extent of reach of this year’s PA One Book program with this year’s selection of Mel Fell by...
by Heather Smith | Mar 29, 2023 | Belonging, Children's Services, Equity, Event, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is offering a webinar that will explore a framework for choosing and using picture books as a tool to promote developmentally appropriate race talk. In this two-hour interactive session, we will introduce the idea of race talk in...
