by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2016 | Resources of Interest
Sixty-two percent of local libraries offer online career or job related resources, 35% of local libraries offer GED prep courses and materials and 33% offer programs on starting a new business. Although seventy-six percent of adults say libraries serve the learning...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Immigration, Library News, Professional Development
The National Library of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region has share that they have a new Academic Coordinator, Elaina Vitale. “Elaina will have primary responsibility for increasing awareness of, and providing training in the use of NLM’s information...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 7, 2016 | PA Forward
Our Partner: The Pennsylvania Municipal League Partner Profile: The Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1900 as an advocate for Pennsylvania’s 3rd class cities. Today, the PML represents participating...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 7, 2016 | Professional Development
WebJunction has offered five webinars and one symposium from Janaury through March. Did you miss any? The archives of these sessions can be found in the WebJunction Course Catalog. Here are the titles and links to the descriptions on WebJunction: Enhancing Your...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Library News
Chester Springs Library is on the move! On Saturday, April 16, the library will begin an exciting new chapter when it relocates to a newly updated and renovated building in the village of Historic Yellow Springs. The move is especially meaningful for the Chester...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
IMLS reports that “more than 55 percent of new Americans use the public library at least once a week. Libraries serve as a gateway to citizenship, English language learning, and civic engagement and offer educational materials and training resources on...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Academic Libraries, ILEAD USA, PA Forward, Professional Development
by Angie Andre ILEAD USA is a program that brings together public, private, academic, and school librarians from all over Pennsylvania to learn about leadership and technology. Participants form team groups and each group identifies a community need. The job of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Allison Mackley has been named a regional finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National State Teacher of the Year Organization Mackley is the librarian-teacher at Hershey. Read more at Lebanon Daily News. .
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Children's Services, Professional Development, School Libraries
In the next few weeks, Will Hillenbrand, author of Kite Day, will present Keynote programs at four locations around the state as part of a professional development opportunity for Early Childhood Educators. Librarians are more than welcome to register and attend the...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 5, 2016 | PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest
Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania at PA Photos and Documents. What does POWER Library provide to the participating institutions? An unlimited CONTENTdm license – Add as large a...
