by Heather Sharpe | May 17, 2023 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Good afternoon, colleagues. I am pleased to share the news that Abbey Lukiewski will be joining the Administration and Data Team in the Bureau of Library Development (BLD) as the Statewide Services Advisor. While details are still being finalized, I expect her first...
by Carrie Cleary | May 15, 2023 | Broadband, Equity, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Read below about opportunities for libraries, as community anchor institutions, to continue to play a role to close the digital divide and attain greater digital equity for Pennsylvanians due to funding from the federal government that Pennsylvania will deploy through...
by Corri Hines | May 15, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Teen
Genuine engagement with community invites us to explore the ways in which opportunities are designed and offered. As we actively engage in building and deepening relationships with communities, how might we elevate voices, strengthen services, and center equity? One...
by Compendium News Staff | May 5, 2023 | Data, Rural and Small Libraries, Surveys, Workforce
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries supports libraries’ role in workforce development. Xiaofeng Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at PennWest University is inviting library administrators and library staff to participate...
by Carrie Cleary | May 4, 2023 | Health Focus, Pennsylvania
The Shapiro Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and Pennie® need your help to keep Pennsylvanians connected to life-sustaining health coverage. Due to a recent change in federal law, Medicaid recipients must now complete annual renewals to...
by Carrie Cleary | Apr 20, 2023 | PDE, Pennsylvania
Libraries across the United States are gearing up for National Library Week which will occur from April 23-29 in 2023. Pennsylvania’s Governor Josh Shapiro has signed a proclamation for all of Pennsylvania to declare the week. See a copy of the Pennsyvlania...
by Heather Sharpe | Apr 7, 2023 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Happy Spring library colleagues! The past few months have been quite busy in the Bureau of Library Development (BLD) as we continue to build our team and map out our work in accordance with the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) Five-Year Plan, which officially...
by Hadiyah Cleveland | Apr 5, 2023 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
In May 2023, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) will begin accepting applications for Statewide Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants. There is no dollar threshold; however, awards will be granted to the proposals that are the most competitive and...
by Corri Hines | Apr 3, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Teen
Asset mapping is a strengths-based process for systematically assessing the people, organizations, and institutions in your community to create a conceptual or physical map of your community’s strengths. This is a wonderful first step in strategic planning,...
by Hadiyah Cleveland | Mar 30, 2023 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Greetings library community! As Heather Sharpe, Director – Bureau of Library Development (BLD), stated in her January article, “operationally, it was a very challenging year for BLD with the turnover and vacancy of more than half of our team, the addition of new...
