by Carrie Cleary | Sep 5, 2024 | Broadband, Equity, State Agency Information, Workforce
Summary: If your public, academic, school, or special library would be interested in access to a Digital Skills Learning Platform (maybe this: Northstar Digital Literacy) that would allow your library to become a site location for sharing digital literacy skills with...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 12, 2024 | Broadband, Equity, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, State Agency Information
Attention Libraries. Does your library need laptops or tablets to meet community needs for digital literacy? I am sharing the message below from our friends at the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. They request your input to assist in determining how to...
by Carrie Cleary | Jan 17, 2024 | Accessibility, Equity, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, State Agency Information
Pennsylvania libraries as community anchor institutions are named as eligible organizations in a new one-time funding opportunity for facilities that does not require matching funds. Read more below and in the linked guidelines: The Pennsylvania Broadband Development...
by Corri Hines | Jan 16, 2024 | Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, Professional Development, Teen
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is offering Transforming Teen Services, a professional development framework focusing on youth development for youth ages 8-18, an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in partnership with Chief...
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 29, 2023 | Equity, Surveys
Attention PA Public Libraries: Please take a few minutes to complete the National Study on Library Card Access being conducted by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) in collaboration with the Brooklyn Public Library for research purposes. Apologies...
by Corri Hines | Nov 22, 2023 | Belonging, Children's Services, Equity, Inclusion, Teen
Public libraries nationwide offer programs and services for learning and leisure to engage youth and adults meaningfully throughout the summer months. We’re happy to announce that the Office of Commonwealth Libraries is one of five state library agencies joining the...
