by Heather Sharpe | Sep 23, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Greetings, library colleagues. As previously announced, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) has engaged with a consulting firm, Blue Willow Consulting LLC, to conduct a statewide needs assessment. The role of public libraries within their communities throughout...
by Amy Geisinger | Sep 11, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Cooperation with Magisterial District Courts The Magisterial District Court Map, a tool developed by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State Data Center, provides a simple and efficient way to look up an address to...
by Kristin LaVanish | Aug 21, 2024 | Adult Services, BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, Workforce
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Adult Services Survey! Your input will be instrumental in shaping the landscape of adult services in Pennsylvania and informing how your front-line efforts to provide library services in your communities can be best...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 14, 2024 | Health Focus, State Library of Pennsylvania
My name is Katy, and I am a Public Services librarian with the Bureau of the State Library. I spend most of my weekdays answering legal reference questions for government employees and the citizens of Pennsylvania. On a recent weekend, a passenger on my Amtrak train...
by Ellen Shenk | Aug 14, 2024 | Professional Development, State Library of Pennsylvania
STEM Training for Library Staff The STEMlab at the State Library of Pennsylvania presents bimonthly, hybrid STEM training for youth librarians and staff. Past topics have included Biofuels, Polymers, Architecture and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for kids. Training can...
by Kristin LaVanish | Jul 29, 2024 | Adult Services, BLD News, BLD Updates
I want to thank everyone who has already completed the Adult Services Survey and remind those who have not yet submitted your responses there is still time! If you have not yet completed the Adult Services Survey please do so by Friday, August 2, 2024. The responses...
