by Carrie Cleary | Jul 15, 2024 | Accessibility, BLD Updates, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, I am very pleased to announce that the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities program. The Keystone grant program provides...
by Carrie Cleary | Mar 1, 2024 | Accessibility, State Agency Information, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Attention Libraries: A draft of Aging Our Way, PA, a 10 year strategic master plan for aging populations from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging is available for public comment until March 20. From the start, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) was at the table...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 23, 2024 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
On behalf of Office of Commonwealth Libraries Deputy Secretary Susan Banks and Bureau of Library Development Director Heather Sharpe, I am posting the message and information below for the library field regarding an early draft of library regulations for...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 22, 2024 | Accessibility, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
$4.5 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded Susan Banks, Deputy Secretary and State Librarian $4.5 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...
by Compendium News Staff | May 4, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Greetings, Pennsylvania libraries! As a valued library leader, you are invited to a special preview of the PDE Building Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Neighborhood Roadmap on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, from 1-2 P.M. Please save that date to join us for this...
by Compendium News Staff | May 3, 2022 | Academic Libraries, BLD News, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Office of Commonwealth Libraries is working with QualityMetrics Inc. on a new Five-Year Plan as required by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The plan will guide all the work of Office of Commonwealth...
