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FREE Technology Events in Harrisburg Week of Oct 13-21

October 4, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Check out the FREE  UPNEXT Fest site for technology related events in Harrisburg during the week of October 13-21. Coding Classes, disruptive tech, technology meetups and job fair, TedX, networking and more.  Access a list of events. Included is the Harrisburg UnConference ...

Chatbots in Libraries

October 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

David Lee King’s blog post, Chatbots and Libraries, offers great resources about chatbots!  One site claims you can build one for your Facebook page in ten minutes!  Consider how your library could use this! ...

FREE Online Conference: Social Crisis Management in a 21st Century World with Keynotes Aldrich, Dowd and Ildefonso

October 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

The third Library 2.018 mini-conference: “Social Crisis Management in a 21st Century World,” will be held online for FREE on Wednesday, October 17th, from 3:00pm-6:00pm EST.   Learn more and Register. This event is being organized in partnership with Patty Wong,...

New Director at Greensburg

October 2, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

Jamie Falo is the new director at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library.  Access the Westmoreland TribLive article.   ...

Philadelphia and Shippensburg to Participate in Community-Centered Training

October 2, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Th Free Library of Philadelphia and Shippensburg Public Library will participate in a professional development initiative funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant.  Read more.   ...

York County Libraries Offers Graduation with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

October 2, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest

Read about York County Libraries‘ 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. See another posting!   ...

STAR Program

The STAR Program of the Cumberland County Library System

October 1, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

Everybody’s a Star: The STAR Program of the Cumberland County Library System Partners Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with Mobility-Limited Adults Carlisle, PA: Sometimes a program isn’t just “win-win.” It’s “win-win-win-win.” A recent collaboration among the...

Applications for NEH Dialogues on the Experience of War

October 1, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest

Guidelines and sample narratives and budgets available October 10, 2018  Draft deadline (optional) November 15, 2018 Application deadline Dialogues on the Experience of War The program supports the study and discussion of important humanities sources about war, in the belief that...

Storyline Online offers FREE Streaming Videos of Children’s Books

October 1, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation streams videos featuring well-known actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.  This award-winning children’s literacy website is Storyline Online. The site also offers activity guides.  Click on the photo of...

Did You Miss the Webinar on Grantseeking? Do You Wonder What Happened at ARSL?

October 1, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Did you miss the webinar on Grantseeking?  No worries!  You can access it as a WebJunction course for FREE!  Other past webinars are also available! New Course: Grantseeking for Libraries. Funding sources for libraries is an important discussion for library staff, board members,...