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OCL Announcement: Extended Library Closure

MEMO TO:  Public Library Directors; District Library Administrators and Consultants; System Administrators; Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development; Office of Commonwealth Libraries Staff cc: Statewide library email distribution lists at 4:00 pm on March...

Coronavirus and Our Communities

  Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn R. Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries Monday, March 2, 2020 Coronavirus and Our Communities As leaders of trusted community organizations, you are no doubt...

Funding Available from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NNLM MAR) invites applications for health information outreach and programming projects. [Public libraries are encouraged to apply. After reading the announcement, don’t hesitate to reach out...

Education Department Seeks Sponsors for Summer Meals and Nutrition Programs

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is encouraging organizations across the state to help provide nutritious meals to children in low-income areas during the summer months through PDE’s Summer Food Service Program. “Every summer thousands...
Join Libraries Decreasing the Number of Children Suffering from Hunger

Join Libraries Decreasing the Number of Children Suffering from Hunger

Those kids are hungry…Prepare to Feed them!  The Summer Food Service Program is FREE!  This USDA program provides lunches and/or snacks for the children at your library and is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.  Find out more on the Summer Food...