by Compendium News Staff | Jan 3, 2016 | Library News
A bookmobile was donated to the Allentown Public Library. The library hadn’t had one for over 50 years. Read about it.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 31, 2015 | Professional Development
Find professional development opportunites in January by topic or date at WebJunction. Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and WebJunction’s course catalog. All WebJunction courses and webinars are FREE and count towards CE requirements. Pennsylvania...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 29, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Ashley Flynn The start of a new year is a natural time of rebirth and reinvention. Many people make resolutions for all of the ways they plan to improve themselves over the coming year, like losing ten pounds or getting organized. These resolutions are strides...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 27, 2015 | Library News
Barbara Cook is the new director at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 22, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development
Learn about the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The deadline is February 2nd. Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 3-4pm EST Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 2-3pm EST Learn more and find out how to particpate
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
New online resources will be available soon to all Pennsylvanians who have a public library card. In January, 2016, Academic Main Search and Science Reference Center will be added to the numerous e-resources currently offered through POWER Library in response to...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Read about the W.R. Paynter Elementary School library’s plan for an interactive creation station.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Those kids are hungry…Feed them! The Summer Lunch program is FREE! Contact the Summer Food Service Program in January to make plans for this summer. Read Leslie LaBarte’s post below What’s holding you back? No kitchen? You can contract to have...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Angie Andre It can be very intimidating when you embark on a new program and have no experience in that area. Believe me, I understand. Robots, beginning programming, circuits? No way, not me. I started to do a little research and realized I was wrong, very wrong....
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 16, 2015 | Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Classes / Training Opportunities December 17 Saving time with PubMed Subject-specific Queries (Focus on NLM Resources) / December 17, 2015 noon-1pm ET Want to boost your PubMed prowess? Looking for pre-formulated searches on drugs, health information technology,...