by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development
Highlighted content from WebJunction: Growing Library Garden Programs – Explore this list of resources and examples of libraries that are creating gardens and hosting garden programming. Many public libraries are connecting to community partners and transforming...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2016 | Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest
Check the data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) recently released 2013 Public Libraries in the United States Survey. The report provides local, state, and national information about the nation’s 9,000 public libraries and their...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | Professional Development
Find professional development opportunities in April by topic or date at WebJunction. Go through the list and be amazed about the topics offered! Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and WebJunction’s course catalog. All WebJunction courses and webinars...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 30, 2016 | Library News
The Margaret R. Grundy Library in Bristol is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. Checkout the planned events and more!
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
This online symposium is offered in collaboration with ALA’s Learning Round Table and will focus on the development of supervisors in libraries. Learn more and register!
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward
by Melissa Correll Saturday mornings are usually pretty quiet at Lycoming College’s Snowden Library. On Saturday, February 6th, however, groups of students convened around the fireplace to read aloud and raise money for a great cause. This February marked the...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Resources of Interest
Most English-speaking people—Americans, Canadians, Britons or Australians—reflexively associate the Bible with the King James Version. So, it might seem odd to most Americans that the first Bible printed in North America was not the “Authorized” King...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Sarah Applegate PA Forward Civic and Social Literacy Summit March 8, 2016 at the Dickinson School of Law I’m going to be honest here and say that when I was first asked about attending this workshop my immediate reaction was no. I hear terms like “civic” and I’m...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
State Library of Pennsylvania Rare Collection Open House Maps! Maps! Maps! Did you know that the State Library has thousands of maps in its collections? Among the most famous are an edition of the first printed atlas and the very first map of Harrisburg! Rare Books...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 28, 2016 | Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
State Library of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Authors Series Lunch and Learn Program Where: Room 321 Forum Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 When: Wednesday April 13th, from 12-1 PM Dr. William Miller’s...