by Carrie Cleary | Sep 23, 2024 | PDE
Posting on behalf of PDE: Dear Colleague, The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is writing to inform you about a voluntary new resource available to schools, libraries, and communities that can help prepare the next generation of news and information...
by Heather Sharpe | Sep 23, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Greetings, library colleagues. As previously announced, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) has engaged with a consulting firm, Blue Willow Consulting LLC, to conduct a statewide needs assessment. The role of public libraries within their communities throughout...
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 17, 2024 | Health Focus, PDE, State Agency Information
Sharing this message from the Pennsylvania Department of Education: Dear Education Leaders, Child Care Providers, and Librarians, We are reaching out to share an essential initiative from the Pennsylvania State Police Drug Analysis Unit: the Overdose Spike...
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 16, 2024 | Broadband, Equity, Rural and Small Libraries
Summary: If your public library would like to be part of a statewide cohort and receive training and funding to enact programs and services related to AI, dis- and misinformation, and civic engagement (especially covered populations), please fill out the interest...
by Amy Geisinger | Sep 11, 2024 | BLD News, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Cooperation with Magisterial District Courts The Magisterial District Court Map, a tool developed by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State Data Center, provides a simple and efficient way to look up an address to...
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 5, 2024 | Broadband, Equity, State Agency Information, Workforce
Summary: If your public, academic, school, or special library would be interested in access to a Digital Skills Learning Platform (maybe this: Northstar Digital Literacy) that would allow your library to become a site location for sharing digital literacy skills with...
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 3, 2024 | POWER Library, Professional Development
Posting this content on behalf of HSLC to ensure that libraries are aware of these training opportunities: Registration is OPEN for Fall POWER Library Training! Attend sessions covering: Pop Culture in POWER Library Inspiring Young Researchers NEW Primary Sources...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 30, 2024 | Broadband
It is an exciting and historic time for broadband nationwide, in Pennsylvania, and for libraries. Read this post for a brief overview and headlines of recent updates to ensure your library is prepared to emower access to devices, connectivity, and digital literacy...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 29, 2024 | State Agency Information
Public libraries in Pennyslvania are locations where information and forms for voter registration should be made available according to the 2022 Executive Order, Expansion of Voter Registration Opportunities. To that end, our friends at the Department of State have...
by Corri Hines | Aug 26, 2024 | Adult Services, BLD News, Children's Services, Teen, Youth
Join colleagues across the state for great discussion on planning for summer 2025 with intentionality and equity at the center in informal, collaborative roundtable sessions. Share your excitement and energy through constructive and interactive conversation on why...
