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,...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 16, 2015 | Resources of Interest
3 Ways Libraries Can Channel Understanding in Confusing Times – resources and strategies for libraries that help channel intelligent and compassionate understanding in our communities. Competency Index for the Library Field – this Index can help staff identify...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 8, 2015 | Library News, Resources of Interest
People living on the Pennsylvania frontier often felt isolated and fearful. Scotch-Irish and German settlers, excluded from the best farmlands near Philadelphia, worked hard to clear lands and establish new farms and towns west of the Susquehanna. Although some of...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 6, 2015 | Library News
Amelia S. Givin Public Library is celebrating its 125th Anniversary! Learn more!
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 6, 2015 | Library News
Cochranton Area Public Library has a new library facility. Read about it.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 6, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Hour of Code starts December 7 and goes through December 13! The Hour of Code site offers numerous resources for learning. Also check out this TeachersFirst post, which provides sites to help teachers and students learn about coding.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News
The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls has been awarded a Curiosity Creates Grant from the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The library is one of 77 public libraries in the United States awarded the grant,...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 2, 2015 | Professional Development
Checkout the professional development opportunities for the month of December!
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 2, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward
by Caitlyn Boland, Assistant Director of the Butler Area Public Library Our libraries are the center of the communities we serve. As this central hub, we offer a space where people feel welcome to come together, communicate, share ideas, educate and inspire one...
