by Abbey Lukiewski | Mar 11, 2025 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Event, Library News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries
I think this is the post everyone has been waiting for! What should I expect? Creating community, providing support, and encouraging collaboration is central to our mission as library professionals. These Statewide Gatherings are a response to the ongoing feedback BLD...
by Kristin LaVanish | Jan 15, 2025 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Adult Services, Belonging, Children's Services, Equity, Inclusion, Library News, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Teen, Youth
Good morning library colleagues! I wanted to share a well-deserved spotlight on the Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians (LAMP) from our partner, and strong library supporter, PBS member television station WQED. This featured spot highlights LAMP services,...
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 27, 2024 | Adult Services, Broadband, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries
This information is being shared forward from Elise Silva, PhD, MLIS, Director of Policy Research, University of Pittsburgh, Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security: Based on research interviews with public librarians in Western PA, Pitt Cyber Disinformation Lab...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 19, 2024 | Library News
Posting this press release on behalf of Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries: 2024 Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries Awards For the past 25 years, the Board of the Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries (PCBL) has called for nominations in various...
by Carrie Cleary | Mar 29, 2024 | Library News
This post is shared here on behalf of Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries. Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries (PCBL) Opens Nominations for the 2024 Friend of the Year and the 2024 Friends Group of the Year Mechanicsburg, PA – Pennsylvania Citizens for...
by Ellen Shenk | Jan 10, 2024 | Library News
The State Library of Pennsylvania is now open to the public in the historic Forum Building, 607 South Drive, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120. The State Library’s Main Reading Room, along with the full Forum Building, has undergone renovation and restoration and is...
