by Compendium News Staff | Nov 28, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Sarah Applegate As the holidays approach, I know every children’s librarian is swiftly preparing their holiday story times and various other special activities for the youth room. One of the more popular topics for a holiday program is The Polar Express, which can...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 27, 2015 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, PA Digital Collections, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
We continue to move towards finalizing the processes and procedures for the next LSTA Competitive Cycle. As mentioned previously we will be switching to an e-Grant format that will hopefully make the application process more user friendly. We will be scheduling...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 20, 2015 | Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Ashley Flynn Library Director at Highland Community Library Currently Reading: The Secret History – Donna Tartt Written communication is an incredibly important aspect of human interaction, even in this increasingly modern and digital world. This critical...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2015 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward
by Melissa Correll At the PaLA Annual Conference in October, I attended a presentation by Lisa Erickson and Amy Krize Suveg (PaLA PR/Marketing Committee) and Teri Hurst and Joe Knezic (PPO&S). Their presentation, “How to Use the PA Forward Brand, and Keep Your...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 2, 2015 | Health Focus, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Ashley Flynn, Library Director Highland Community Library Eating healthy can be tough, even in the best circumstances. It requires planning smart meals, purchasing and preparing ingredients, and then controlling portions when it is finally time to eat. For some,...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 23, 2015 | PA Forward
by Caitlyn Boland, Director, Butler Area Public Library With election day right around the corner, libraries are a perfect place for people to get the information they need in order to make an educated decision about issues and events affecting their...