by Amy Geisinger | Nov 30, 2023 | Data, State Aid, Surveys
Access update for the Annual Report – PA Public Library Data Survey collection on LibPAS Access to the Annual Report collection in LibPAS will be disabled on Friday, December 8, 2023. We are removing access to the annual report to make updates for the 2023 reporting...
by Mike Reilly | Nov 1, 2023 | Data, State Aid
Hello Everyone, The Plans for State Aid for Public Libraries and Federated Systems report is now open. The Office of Commonwealth Libraries’ deadline for submitting/locking your report is Friday, December 1, 2023, at 4:00 PM. System administrators and/or district...
by Amy Geisinger | Sep 6, 2023 | State Aid, Surveys
Several data elements that gather statistics on library collections within the national Public Libraries Survey (PLS) may be deleted by The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Although these statistics may no longer be required for the national PLS, it...
by Amy Geisinger | Sep 5, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, State Aid
Reminder: The deadline for submission of the State Aid Library Subsidy Application is 11:59 PM, Sunday, October 1, 2023. To assist with the SALSA completion process, please take advantage of the following tools: Review the State Aid Library Subsidy Application...
by Heather Sharpe | Sep 1, 2023 | BLD News, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, State Aid
Greetings library colleagues, I’m pleased to report that the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) Guidelines for Libraries Seeking to Expand or Reduce Service Areas were approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). These guidelines...
by Heather Sharpe | Aug 15, 2023 | BLD News, BLD Updates, State Aid
Greetings library colleagues, Mike Reilly of the Bureau of Library Development’s (BLD) State Aid team has been working with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality (BSLTQ) to better understand PDE’s certification...
