by Heather Sharpe | Oct 8, 2024 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Data, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Professional Development, State Aid, Workforce, Youth
Happy Fall, library colleagues! Highlights of the Bureau of Library Development (BLD) in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries’ (OCL) ongoing projects and initiatives are listed below, and BLD’s third quarter digest is included at the end of this post in case you...
by Mike Reilly | Sep 25, 2024 | State Aid
The Plans for State Aid for Public Libraries and Federated Systems for 2024-2025 are now open and will close on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM. System administrators and/or district consultants may provide earlier deadlines if they so choose to do so....
by Amy Geisinger | Jul 10, 2024 | BLD News, State Aid
State Aid Library Subsidy Application – NOW OPEN The State Aid Library Subsidy Application (SALSA) is now open within the Counting Opinions LibPAS platform for completion by independent public libraries, federated system library administrations, and federated system...
by Amy Geisinger | Feb 2, 2024 | BLD News, Data, State Aid
The Annual Report – PA Public Library Data Survey for reporting year 2023 is now open for data input via the Counting Opinions’ LibPAS platform. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 15, 2024. Please take note to the following important information:...
by Heather Sharpe | Jan 19, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, State Aid
Good morning, library colleagues. State aid projections have been posted on the State Aid Resources for Pennsylvania Public Libraries LibGuide. District library center aid has already been processed and posted on January 11, 2024. Currently, the estimated payment date...
by Carrie Cleary | Dec 21, 2023 | State Aid
Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Susan Banks, Deputy Secretary & State Librarian Thursday, December 21, 2023 Library Funding for 2023-24 We are pleased to share with you that the long delay in the authorization of the...
