by Compendium News Staff | Jun 20, 2017 | Library News
Erin Wincek is the new Director of the Erie County Public Library. Read more on YourErie.com.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 16, 2017 | Professional Development
Trustee Training will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Reading, PA Saturday, August 12, 2017 Registration and continental breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m. Lunch and all-day beverage service is also included. Please join attorney, David Spitko of the Law...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 16, 2017 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
All are webinars, unless noted. Please note that we have a new class registration system which requires obtaining an NNLM account prior to registration. Learn how to register for classes from the NTO. NNLM and NLM classes are free and open to all. Please feel free to...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Children's Services, Library News, rural, School Libraries
Kristen Albright, Instructional Media Specialist at Penns Valley Area School District, Spring Mills, was a runner up for the 2017 Tech & Learning Leader of the Year contest. She stood out for robotics and coding in her rural district. Read about the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Learn about FREE two day Professional development events: the Future Ready Institute will be held in Philadelphia on October 11-12.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Summer Food Service Program
Read about the Bucks County Free Library and the Bensalem, Levittown Libraries offering FREE food to children! The community is liking and sharing the information about the summer food program on the library’s Facebook pages too–over 100...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries has established a website that supports the Turning Outward initiative. From it, you can: Obtain an overview View a webinar recording that describes what you would learn at the Public Innovators Lab. Learn More about the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Karey Killian is the recipient of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE ) Librarians Network Primary Award! Killian, the elementary librarian in the Milton Area School District, was selected from among librarians around the world. Here’s...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Submitted by Melissa Rowse, MLS Library Director Degenstein Community Library Why? Why? Why is it so hard to stay connected? You would think with social media, email, and text messaging that we would have these large professional networks. Unfortunately, if you...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2017 | Resources of Interest
Learn about and enter Library Journal’s Marketer of the Year award!