by Compendium News Staff | Mar 3, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Find professional development opportunities in March 2018 by topic or date at WebJunction. Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and WebJunction’s course catalog. All WebJunction courses and webinars are FREE and count towards CE requirements. Pennsylvania...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 28, 2018 | Library News
Learn about Bee Keeping at the State Library of Pennsylvania! Date: Wednesday, March 28 Time: 12-1pm Location: State Library Forum Building, Green Room, ground level The State Library welcomes a couple of fellow Commonwealth Employees Lee Yalcin and Eric...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 28, 2018 | Library News
The Boyertown Community Library was honored to accept the 2018 James K. Boyer Quality of Life Award, presented by the Tri-County Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday, January 18, 2018. They were also presented with recognition certificates from the Berks County Board of...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 26, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) Offers Grant Programs CCAHA’s Preservation Needs Assessment Program CCAHA is seeking applicants for its Preservation Needs Assessment Program, which will offer a limited number of subsidized preservation...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 25, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Somerset County Library is having a celebration of the Harry Potter series: Exhibition: Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine This traveling exhibition was developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine and...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 22, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Applications for John Cotton Dana Awards are being accepted. This award honors outstanding library public relations initiatives. Eight awards of $10,000 are granted. It is open to any library, Friends group, consulting agency or service provider. The deadline is...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 22, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
On March 14, 2018, the National Network Library of Medicine (NNLM) will offer a FREE webinar on succession planning and mentoring. Jennifer Rowe will discuss results of a recent survey of librarians on the prevalence of succession and mentoring plans in academic,...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 21, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News
The Community Library of Castle Shannon has been offering a live stream of the 2018 Winter Olympic games in the main section of the library through the use of a projector and a screen. Patrons of all ages are...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 21, 2018 | Library News
A documentary about the Borough of Mechanicsburg included a three minute segment on the Joseph T. Simpson Public Library. It was filmed and aired on PCN-TV. Watch it [21:00 min]! The library segment starts at 14 minutes into the video.
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 20, 2018 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Division of Preservation and Access is offering a Common Heritage Grant. The program supports events organized by community cultural institutions. Staff will digitize the community historical materials brought in by...
