by Compendium News Staff | May 13, 2016 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The PA Liberty Project, which is planning to make digital rights management electronic books available to public and school libraries, has announced today, Thursday May 12th, that the site http://catalog.paliberty.net has now begun limited testing. The testing is...
by Compendium News Staff | May 9, 2016 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
In 2016, the State Library of Pennsylvania has been accepted to partner with public libraries to become part of the MakerEd Corps! Program resources and information will be shared with libraries across the state that wish to participate in STEM programming for the...
by Compendium News Staff | May 7, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
A parent shares the importance of children and reading in this MirrorMoms article, which highlights the Altoona Area Public Library.
by Compendium News Staff | May 5, 2016 | School Libraries
Attention Pennsylvania School Librarians! We are excited to announce that after months of planning, we can officially announce the formation of the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium! We are very fortunate that HSLC, the same organization that hosts POWER Library...
by Compendium News Staff | May 3, 2016 | Children's Services, School Libraries
The Library of Congress and Mid-Atlantic Public Libraries Kick Off a Summer Essay Contest! Rising 5th and 6th Graders are asked to write about “A Book That Shaped Me.” Public libraries in Pennsylvania, DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia who want...
by Compendium News Staff | May 1, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
On April 26, the U.S. Department of Education launched the seventh and final Investing in Innovation (i3) Development competition. Educators working with school districts, nonprofits and partner organizations can apply for grant awards up to $3 million by May 24,...
