by Heather Smith | Mar 29, 2023 | Belonging, Children's Services, Equity, Event, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is offering a webinar that will explore a framework for choosing and using picture books as a tool to promote developmentally appropriate race talk. In this two-hour interactive session, we will introduce the idea of race talk in...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 24, 2023 | Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is offering four virtual opportunities to attend INCLUDING YOU in 2023. The February – March workshop has already started. Other sessions are available, including a workshop...
by Heather Smith | Mar 24, 2023 | Children's Services, Event, Professional Development
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) has awarded 43 Pennsylvania libraries funds to create a StoryWalk® exhibition in their community. Twelve libraries received funds to create a permanent StoryWalk® and 31 libraries received a StoryWalk® Mini-Grant. The...
by Ed Lupico | Mar 13, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Is your library and municipality planning to submit a Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities application in the next year or two? Do you just want to learn more about the Keystone program and what it offers? If so, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries...
by Hadiyah Cleveland | Mar 10, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
All entities that do business with the federal government or are granted federal funds like LSTA must be registered with SAM.gov. To make registering in SAM.gov easier, the federal government has reduced the number of new entities that need a Commercial and Government...
by Hadiyah Cleveland | Mar 9, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Uncategorized
All entities that do business with the federal government or are granted federal funds like LSTA must be registered with SAM.gov. All SAM.gov users have specified roles, with each type of role offering different levels of ability to interact with the system. Beginning...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 28, 2023 | Broadband, Equity
Read the press release from Department of Community and Economic Development: Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Seeking Public Input on Community Engagement Efforts – PA Department of Community & Economic Development. Pennsylvania Broadband...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 24, 2023 | Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
$4.12 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be awarding 21 municipalities in 15 counties with $4.12 million in Keystone grant funds to improve...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 22, 2023 | Broadband, Event
Because broadband is such an important educational topic for libraries as community anchor institutions, Office of Commonwealth Libraries is sharing this message forward (with a discount for libraries) from our contacts at Keystone Initiative for Network Based...
by Corri Hines | Feb 14, 2023 | Belonging, Equity
Books about race, racism, gender identity, and sexual orientation have been banned or challenged at high rates in Pennsylvania schools in the past year. How can we prepare future educators to become advocates for the freedom to read diverse books? And what role do...
