by Compendium News Staff | Feb 13, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Broadband, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
KINBERCON 2019 Date: April 1-3, 2019 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia, PA Inclusivity Scholarship Deadline Reminder The deadline to submit a 2019 Inclusivity Scholarship (formerly the Diversity Scholarship) application is...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 12, 2019 | Accessibility, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The Keystone grant program provides funds to sponsoring municipalities for up to 50 percent of eligible project costs to plan, acquire, construct or rehabilitate public libraries as outlined in the program’s general guidelines. Examples of fundable projects include,...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 21, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Workforce Recruitment Program Libraries and other nonprofits may access the 2019 Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) database, which is available to employers, in the private and nonprofit sector, seeking interns or employees with disabilities. Sponsored by the U.S....
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 14, 2018 | Accessibility, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
If your library is considering applying for a Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities in 2019, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries encourages you to attend one of the workshops being offered in January 2019 at various locations around the state. Ed Lupico,...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 13, 2018 | Accessibility, Broadband, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2018 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST Centre County is a rural area in Pennsylvania and the Schlow Centre Region Library is using a unique method to bring low-cost internet to help bridge the digital divide. Utilizing TV WhiteSpace — the unused...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 28, 2018 | Accessibility, Library News, Resources of Interest
The Carnegie Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped will offer a Cojiform Playshop for Adults with Local Artist Isaac Bower on Friday, May 11, 2018, 2:15 – 3:45 PM. Isaac Bower’s sculptures, modular cast shapes called Cojiform [vid 3:46 min],...
