by Compendium News Staff | May 24, 2023 | Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is offering Pennsylvania public library trustees a unique opportunity to become change agents for their communities. Library directors should encourage trustees to plan to attend the June – July virtual workshop series of...
by Corri Hines | May 15, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Teen
Genuine engagement with community invites us to explore the ways in which opportunities are designed and offered. As we actively engage in building and deepening relationships with communities, how might we elevate voices, strengthen services, and center equity? One...
by Corri Hines | Apr 3, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Teen
Asset mapping is a strengths-based process for systematically assessing the people, organizations, and institutions in your community to create a conceptual or physical map of your community’s strengths. This is a wonderful first step in strategic planning,...
by Heather Smith | Mar 29, 2023 | Belonging, Children's Services, Equity, Event, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is offering a webinar that will explore a framework for choosing and using picture books as a tool to promote developmentally appropriate race talk. In this two-hour interactive session, we will introduce the idea of race talk in...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 24, 2023 | Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is offering four virtual opportunities to attend INCLUDING YOU in 2023. The February – March workshop has already started. Other sessions are available, including a workshop...
by Heather Smith | Mar 24, 2023 | Children's Services, Event, Professional Development
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) has awarded 43 Pennsylvania libraries funds to create a StoryWalk® exhibition in their community. Twelve libraries received funds to create a permanent StoryWalk® and 31 libraries received a StoryWalk® Mini-Grant. The...
