by Compendium News Staff | Apr 9, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Ellen Stolarski is this year’s International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Librarian’s Network Secondary Award winner. Ellen is a middle school librarian in Saint Mary’s Area School District. She has been a participant of PSLA’s...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 9, 2018 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
National Library Week In anticipation of National Library Week, I’d like to thank each and every one of you for your work to deliver great library services to Pennsylvania’s residents as library staff, volunteers and board members. READ Poster Features...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Resources of Interest
Funding Available! Just one week remains to apply for health information outreach funding through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region. Organizations in DE, NJ, PA and NY are eligible to apply for up to $19,000 for projects starting...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
The Penn Wynne Library in the Lower Merion Library System, held its 2nd Annual Peeps Diorama Contest from March 26-31. This program was inspired by the (now defunct) Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest and by numerous other libraries that have done the same....
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2018 | Resources of Interest
The Pennsylvania Library Association is sharing the May (Civic Literacy) and the June/July/August (Summer Reading) toolkits for your reference. Each toolkit includes sample press release text, social media hashtags, resource links and graphics for posting. These kits...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Learn about AARP’s Community Challenge Grants. The deadline is May 16.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Health Focus, Professional Development
The National Library of Medicine is offering a Breezing Along with the RML webinar on new approaches to better serve multicultural populations in libraries. Learn more about this April 18 webinar.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 3, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Broadband, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
The January/February issue of Broadband Communities featured Pennsylvania in their Broadband Assistance Drives Job Growth article. Libraries are mentioned.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 3, 2018 | Resources of Interest
Join Point of View’s (POV) Community Network to gain FREE access to more than 90 of POV’s award-winning films and digital projects. Discover discussion guides, standards-aligned lesson plans, reading lists and other resources. Learn more!
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 3, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Check out the funding opportunities from the National Library of Medicine! The Outreach to Consumers Award , the Professional Development Award and the Health Information Awareness Award will be of particular interest to public libraries. The deadline for all awards...