by Compendium News Staff | Dec 1, 2016 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Highlighted content from WebJunction Library staff must be competent in a broad range of knowledge and skills in order to run an effective library. WebJunction offers an ever-growing collection of FREE resources, covering the spectrum of the most critical topics for...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 30, 2016 | PA Digital Collections, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Pennsylvania eBook Consortium Continues for the 2017-2018 school year…at the same pricing as this year! What is the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium? The Pennsylvania eBook Consortium began for this 2016-2017 school year and allows schools to access a...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 30, 2016 | Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
InfoPeople is offering a FREE 1 hour webinar: Measure Your Impact: Getting Started with Outcome-Based Evaluation presented by Linda Hofschire on December 15, 2016 at 3:00pm Learn how to measure the effects your library’s programs, resources, and services have...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 29, 2016 | Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
WebJunction, in cooperation with the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL), is offering a webinar on December 1. The webinar will outline the steps of an engaged planning process, to align library capabilities with community needs and aspirations. Once you...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 28, 2016 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
O’Reilly offers free webcasts. One on Building Web Apps that Work Everywhere will be held on December 1. Find other upcoming webcasts and discover archived one.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 25, 2016 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
By Jeri Stewart The author is a new Corrections Librarian at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Huntingdon. We all know the triumvirate of libraries: academic, school and public. We’re all at least somewhat familiar with special libraries such as medical...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 23, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest
Read about the System-wide Teen Reading Lounge Program at Lackawanna County. Teen Reading Lounge is an award winning program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 22, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has released application guidelines for the 2017 National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG) and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Preliminary proposals must be submitted by February 1, 2017. Read...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 22, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News
Jeanie Sluck’s Work for Literacy Cited Jeanie Sluck, director of the Taylor Community Library, was honored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association with its “Celebrate Literacy Award” during the Association’s 50th Anniversary Dinner recently. Sluck was...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 22, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Learn how you can apply for Public Humanities grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement: Community conversations, exhibitions and historic places and encourages projects that...