by Compendium News Staff | Sep 1, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 31, 2016 | Access PA, POWER Library, Professional Development, School Libraries
Registration for the live 2016 Fall training sessions for the Access PA Catalog and the POWER Library e-resources continues! There are 11 sessions scheduled across the state. A complete list of the training locations is available on the POWER Library Portal. To...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 30, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) is participating in ALA’s Emerging Leaders Program, which enables 50 new librarians to get on the fast track to leadership within ALA and the library field. The Emerging Leader Program kicks off with a day-long leadership...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson With some embarrassment, I start this article with the admission that my first introduction to PA Forward was through my experience as a PALS attendee this June. There was so much talk about PaLA’s PA Forward, and I sat mutely, racking my brain to...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 29, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
USAC is offering E-rate Program Applicant Trainings for schools, libraries, and consortia that apply to the Schools and Libraries (E-rate) Program . Closest to PA is in DC on September 26. More information and registration is available in the Trainings & Outreach...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 28, 2016 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Learn new ways to use Google tools in this FREE webinar on September 10 Registration provides a FREE resource guide This 10:00am-3:30pm webinar offers sessions on: Google Tools: An Intro for Educators 10 Google Chrome Extensions I Use in My Classroom Every Day! Using...
