by Compendium News Staff | Aug 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson With some embarrassment, I start this article with the admission that my first introduction to PA Forward was through my experience as a PALS attendee this June. There was so much talk about PaLA’s PA Forward, and I sat mutely, racking my brain to...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 23, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
PaLAunchPod! The Pennsylvania Library Association is pleased to announce the start of PaLAunchPod, a series of podcasts featuring Pennsylvania Librarians doing what they do best…being awesome! Do you know of someone in a Pennsylvania library who is doing...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 22, 2016 | Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward
By: Susan Sentz Looking for something different to hold at your library? Why not make it a club? Book clubs are a great program for your library to get patrons coming back each month; so it’s time to capitalize on this by creating other clubs for patrons to keep them...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, PA Forward, Professional Development
This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward
by Michelle Muro Orange is the New Black Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, came to the Scranton Cultural Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 to talk about her book and discuss what it was like spending a year in a women’s prison. The sold-out event was...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 8, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson, Education & Learning Design Librarian, Library and Technology Services Lehigh University In June of this year, 15 librarians gathered in a Harrisburg conference center over three and a half days as participants in PaLA’s Pennsylvania...
