by Compendium News Staff | Jun 19, 2018 | Library News, PA Forward
Flag Day Ceremony On Thursday, June 14th the North Pocono Public Library celebrated with a brief patriotic Flag Day Ceremony to honor the symbol of our country, and to honor those who have served and continue to serve to preserve our freedom. Moscow, PA June 14, 2018...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
Positive Civic and Social Engagement: Teens Find a Voice Martin Library was proud to host the second in a series of Teen Town Hall discussions on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. This Town Hall empowered teens to find their voice and use it to make a positive difference...
by Compendium News Staff | May 18, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Suicide prevention and awareness programs will be available at libraries; Demonstrates importance of health literacy and impacts for communities Mechanicsburg, PA (May 17, 2018) – The PA Library Association (PaLA) is proud to announce Prevent Suicide PA as the...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2018 | Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
Mechanicsburg, PA (April 9, 2018) – Libraries continue to be strong community resources, demonstrating the power of literacy in action. During the 2018 National Library Week celebration, the Pennsylvania Library Association is thanking libraries throughout the...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 16, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward
A new PaLAunchPod episode dropped on March 15. In this episode, host Heidi Abbey Moyer talks with Penny Talbert, Executive Director of the Ephrata Public Library. Talbert discusses her philosophy of embracing craziness and being fearless in forging and strengthening...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 3, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
Checkout the latest episode of the PA LAunchPod podcast! It features Iren Snavely, librarian for the Rare Book Collection at the State Library of Pennsylvania. The podcast host is Tom Berman. Snavely discusses some of the challenges of balancing access and...
