by Carrie Cleary | Mar 19, 2025 | Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Greetings, Colleagues – You may have heard about the Executive Order issued by the White House on 3/14 calling for a reduction in workforce at seven agencies, one of which was the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) from which OCL receives our Grants to...
by Carrie Cleary | Mar 18, 2025 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library Facilities, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
$4.2 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be awarding eleven municipalities in eight counties with an estimated $4.2 million in Keystone grant...
by Abbey Lukiewski | Feb 26, 2025 | BLD News, Event, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Professional Development, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Uncategorized
Have you ever wanted to meet Susan Banks? Susan Banks the Deputy Secretary of Education, Commissioner for Libraries, and State Librarian? Well now may be the time! Sue* will be the luncheon presenter during the Statewide Gatherings that are being hosted in the spring...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 19, 2025 | PDE, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Dear Colleagues – The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is pleased to share the messages below about changes in leadership within Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). We are excited to work with Dr. Rowe and will continue to share messages that support the...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 6, 2025 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, PDE, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Dear Colleagues – Below, we share a message from Interim Acting Secretary of Education, Angela Fitterer that provides the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s view of current events concerning the disposition of federal funds and the federal agencies with which we...
by Carrie Cleary | Nov 27, 2024 | PDE, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Please see the Press Release about the change in PDE Leadership here: 11.22.24 PDE Leadership Release | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and read the message from Deputy Secretary and State Librarian Susan Banks below: Greetings, Colleagues – In the spirit of the holiday,...
