by Compendium News Staff | Jun 5, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Jill McConnell As I was walking through the Children’s Room at my library the other day, a flyer announcing “MedExpress Teddy Bear Clinic Comes to You” caught my eye. According to the MedExpress website, “MedExpress’ Teddy Bear Clinic is a free community outreach...
by Compendium News Staff | May 26, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Beth Cackowski By now you’ve probably heard about the importance of children learning to write computer code before they’re out of elementary school. The fear is that many librarians don’t feel comfortable creating environments for this type of technology or...
by Compendium News Staff | May 15, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Diane Schmidt Last week Osman Yahya, a middle school student, acted as moderator to a “virtual field trip” with President Obama. Osman may have stolen the show when he told the President to “move on” after a lengthy 3-minute answer to a question about writer’s...
by Compendium News Staff | May 8, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas Now that spring is finally here—please, please, let it be here—it’s time to get re-energized! There are many ways to do this, such as attending your PaLA chapter’s spring workshop, catching up on some professional reading, etc. Another easy and fun...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 25, 2015 | PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
FREE Webinar on April 30 by Jill McConnell I’m always amazed by how succinctly and eloquently people from other non-profits are able to tell how their organizations make a difference in other people’s lives. As librarians, we believe that libraries are inherently good...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 12, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas Have you ever been presented with a great, but unexpected, opportunity to communicate the valuable contribution your library makes on campus or in the community? It can happen almost anywhere. These windows of opportunity are not only unexpected,...
