by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Are you looking for new ways to engage your community about library issues and change the conversation community-wide? Join John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, as he discusses tools and techniques to energize, focus, and improve your relationship...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 4, 2017 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
By: Susan Sentz Many communities have seen escape rooms pop up as a new recreational activity. The premise is pretty simple; find the clues, decipher the puzzles, and break out of the room. With the popularity of escape rooms, many libraries have begun putting them on...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 31, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, ILEAD USA, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
A new episode of the PaLAunchPod podcast drops on Saturday, April 1st. In this episode, host Brian Fulton talks with Molly Wolf, Sexuality Archivist and Reference Librarian at Widener University, about the Sexuality Archives. Wolf is both founder and curator of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Professional Development
The West Branch Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association will hold its Spring Workshop on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. They invite proposals for presentations or lightning talks on the workshop theme,...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Nominate a Future Library Leader! Leadership Academy 2017 Presented by: PALS (PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies) Therese Barry, President of APPLS and PALS 2013 graduate-“I honestly loved the experience. It was learning about yourself and working with others....
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 21, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Data, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
The Foundation Center has launched Visualizing Funding for Libraries, a comprehensive FREE database of library funding, which contains grants given to U.S. libraries by U.S. foundations. A data tool includes data on grants from local, state, and national sources for...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News
The Chester County Library & District Center announces that it has been awarded a Creation grant for $36,212 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries,...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
SNOE Region Trustee Workshop: Building Better Boards April 5, 2017 9:30am – 3:30pm Midwestern Intermediate Unit, 453 Maple Street, Grove City, PA 16127 Workshop Agenda 9:30am – Registration 10am – 3pm* – Presentation by Michael Kumer (See...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 20, 2017 | Library News
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced that the JV Brown Library is one of 30 finalists for the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Read more!
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 18, 2017 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Read reactions to the proposed elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in this PennLive article