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 Corri Hines | Jan 2, 2025 | Adult Services, BLD News, Children's Services, Teen
Join colleagues across the state for great discussion on planning for summer 2025 with intentionality and equity at the center in informal, collaborative roundtable sessions. Share your excitement and energy through constructive and interactive conversation on why...
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 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 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...
by Julie Moore | Oct 15, 2024 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Hello library colleagues! The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) has been implementing a number of organizational and process improvements that are helping us streamline our communications and improve transparency in our work. As part of that process, we have been...