by Compendium News Staff | Nov 1, 2016 | Broadband, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The Lifeline Program, a federal program that provides a monthly discount on landline or wireless phone service to eligible low-income households, is expanding to include broadband service. Changes will occur on December 2. The Universal Service Administrative Company...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 24, 2016 | Accessibility, Children's Services, Resources of Interest
The US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learner. Four guiding principles are presented along with references to various educational guides and resources. Highlighted are:...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 20, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
Program works to increase institutional capacity for continued community engagement; Creates opportunities for access for residents Mechanicsburg, PA – Highlighting Pennsylvania libraries and their roles in powering progress throughout the state, the PA Library...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 18, 2016 | Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward
by: Susan Sentz Everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We see it in stores, schools, and even the NFL but where we do not see it very often is in libraries. Libraries hold the perfect opportunity to be the point of access for their local...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 14, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering grants for the planning or implementation of sustainable preventive conservation strategies. Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 12, 2016 | Resources of Interest
By Elizabeth Hess It appears that we can no longer consider self-publishing a mere trend, if recent statistics are any indication! In 2014, Publisher’s Weekly reported on a study that found “self-published books now represent 31% of e-book sales on Amazon’s Kindle...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 11, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
The Deluxe Corporation Foundation, will award $10,000 each to ten nonprofits based on their tweet in their “Short & Tweet” grant program. Read more and visit DeluxeCares.com
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 10, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News
The Pennsylvania Humanities Council will provide funding, training, and technical support for 2016-17 Teen Reading Lounge programs! Read about it!
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 9, 2016 | Library News
The South Fayette Library, which was closed due to water damage three months ago, will re-open. Read more.
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 9, 2016 | Library News
Holly Bennett, new director at the Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity, is featured on Lehigh Valley Live.