by Compendium News Staff | Mar 22, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
By Beth Cackowski Early childhood literacy has always been at the forefront of the mission of public libraries. We do a lot to foster that goal with educational programming, storytimes and collection building. Lately programs aimed specifically at preparing children...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 16, 2015 | PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
by Diane Schmidt All libraries use displays as a way to draw attention toward a specific subject for their patrons. It is a simple way to alert users of different materials and services available at your location. It is part of what our patrons expect when...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 25, 2015 | Data, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
By Adam Balcziunas As you probably already know, information literacy (IL) is one of five “essential literacies” identified by PA Forward that all Pennsylvanians need in order to succeed in the various aspects of their lives. Last October, I wrote about the...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 8, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Beth Cackowski When was the last time you read a Civics textbook? Well, I bet I can make you read a chapter of one! Civics and You: Your Key to PA Local Government was published by the Pennsylvania Municipal League in 2014 as an eBook for 9th and 10th grade...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 5, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Professional Development
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. This year’s campaign slogan is “Defeat Monster Mouth.” In celebration of the month, and to learn about how to increase awareness of the importance of dental health in your libraries, please join the Bureau of Health...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 3, 2015 | PA Forward
by Jill McConnell I attended a Trustee Town Hall meeting last year where Kathy Silks mentioned that libraries can use PA Forward in their strategic planning process. That sounded like a great idea to me, but I wasn’t quite sure how to put it into practice until...
