by Compendium News Staff | Jan 16, 2017 | Accessibility, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Immigration, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The East Berlin Community Library will receive the Baker & Taylor Audio Music/Video Product Award in support of a project named “TeleText,” a combination of television and text. The library’s goal is to create a subtitled video collection for children. This...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Immigration, Library News, Professional Development
The National Library of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region has share that they have a new Academic Coordinator, Elaina Vitale. “Elaina will have primary responsibility for increasing awareness of, and providing training in the use of NLM’s information...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
IMLS reports that “more than 55 percent of new Americans use the public library at least once a week. Libraries serve as a gateway to citizenship, English language learning, and civic engagement and offer educational materials and training resources on...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 26, 2016 | Children's Services, Immigration, Library News
Paynter Elementary School ESL teacher Renee Christman, and Whitehall Public Library Director Paula Kelly have patiently waited for over two years to see their Saving Stories bilingual picture book project come to fruition. They will celebrate, along with scores of...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 11, 2016 | Health Focus, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The NN/LM New England Region has extended an invitation to their upcoming FREE webinar: Referring Patrons to Reliable Immigration Services and Information When: Friday March 4th, 2016 @ 10:30 -11:30 am Description: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 3, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, ILEAD USA, Immigration, School Libraries
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries needs more individuals to complete teams for ILEAD USA. These teams need members: Community Engagement Workforce Development Services to Immigrants and Non-English Speakers To facilitate this, we have shortened the process. You...
