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...
by Corri Hines | Feb 13, 2023 | Children's Services, Teen
Girls Who Code and the Urban Libraries Council announced two opportunities for libraries for Summer 2023. Girls Who Code’s Free Summer Programs Level up by becoming a coder this summer with Girls Who Code! Choose your own adventure through our two free virtual...
by Corri Hines | Feb 7, 2023 | Children's Services, Teen
The Pennsylvania Summer Library Program 2023 Summer Showcase is now available on the PA Library Staff Academy. The purpose of this showcase is to highlight Pennsylvania library staff who made an impact on their communities with exemplary and innovative programming...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 6, 2023 | Data, Surveys
Did your library have a public funding vote in the years 2010-2022? Libraries in Community Systems wants to know about it! (https://forms.gle/PPDWDXCtwasjA8KC7, survey live through February 2023). Over the last 18 months the Libraries in Community Systems project team...
by Corri Hines | Feb 2, 2023 | Children's Services, Teen
The Promising Practices for Youth Services in Pennsylvania’s Public Libraries guide is now available on the State Library of Pennsylvania’s LibGuides. The guide provides an overview of the skills and knowledge necessary for youth services professionals to...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 1, 2023 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, State Library of Pennsylvania
Librarians may be interested in attending or sharing forward with patrons this upcoming virtual event presented by Pennsylvania PBS station WETA. Join the special “Finding Your Roots” national virtual conversation event on Wed. February 8, 2023 at 8p.m. about...
by Carrie Cleary | Jan 31, 2023 | Children's Services
Pennsylvania Announces Mel Fell As The 2023 PA One Book Selection A 01/25/2023 press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries announced that Mel...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 27, 2023 | Belonging, Equity, Inclusion, Professional Development
The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) will offer four virtual opportunities to attend INCLUDING YOU in 2023. INCLUDING YOU is an interactive six-week workshop series designed especially for library staff that focuses on...
by Heather Smith | Jan 26, 2023 | Children's Services
Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Collectively known as the ALA Youth Media Awards (YMA), these awards are a compilation of the most prestigious literary honors for youth....
by Carrie Cleary | Jan 25, 2023 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, PDE
Office of Commonwealth Libraries invites you to welcome Dr. Mumin to the Department of Education and to the library field in Pennsylvania. Please see his introductory message below and feel free to share this message with your governing bodies. From: ED, Secretary of...
