by Compendium News Staff | Jan 30, 2018 | Professional Development, School Libraries
The US Department of Education has extended the acceptance of applications for its School Ambassador Fellowship program. Applications will close on Feb. 14 at 5:00 p.m. EST. The Department is looking for outstanding teachers, principals, counselors, librarians and...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 29, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Public library staff in small, mid-sized or rural communities are invited to FREE learning series on dialogue and deliberation facilitation The American Library Association (ALA), the Public Library Association (PLA) and the National Coalition for Dialogue &...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 24, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Sign up for these FREE WebJunction webinars! From Facilities to Trauma: Disaster Planning and Community Resiliency at Your Library Tuesday, January 30, 2018 ♦ 3:00 pm Eastern ♦ 60 minutes Register Recent catastrophes have highlighted the important role public...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 23, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Last fall, nearly 100 librarians from Pennsylvania joined library professionals from other states at the Futures Conference in Atlantic...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 23, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Data, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is offering the following FREE classes below. Food for Thought: Exploring Nutrition Information Resources. [ https://nnlm.gov/class/food ] Hope From our Grandmothers: Decolonizing Data through Stories of Resilience....
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Invite new staff or volunteers to become a top-notch Dewey shelver. In the recently updated WebJunction course, Shelving with Dewey, learners new to the Dewey Decimal Classification system learn the fundamentals of subject-based classification, the importance of an...
