by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Will we see you at the National Book Festival? The National Book Festival will be held in Washington, DC on September 5th and 6th and is held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Learn more!
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News
–submitted by Judy Hillegas The Everett Free Library had a very successful summer reading program. Out of the 130 registrants, 103 finished the program. The most wonderful thing about the program is that the participants read 1,610.5 hours!! Preschoolers met...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 3, 2015 | Access PA, POWER Library, Professional Development, School Libraries
The Access PA/POWER Library Fall 2015 training is fast approaching and registration continues. A complete list of the training sessions is available on the POWER Library Portal. Overview The Access PA/POWER Library Fall 2015 training will be held in 10 locations...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 3, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Maura Marx, Acting Director, says that IMLS is ” less focused than in the past on supporting specific types of learning or learning spaces. Instead, we aim to build on past initiatives to help libraries and the profession best evaluate and support their...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 1, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, PA Forward
Sarah Applegate On August 8, 2015 we had our final Summer Reading Club program for the teen group at Coyle Free Library, which turned out to be a fundraiser for the fall. I was hesitant about hosting a car wash with a group of teenagers at first but,...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 31, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Apply for the FY 2016 National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG) or the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21)! “The NLG program will invest in projects that address challenges faced by the library and archive fields and generate results such as...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 31, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Upper Chi summer readers do Sippity Do Dab at library club | My Spirit news Artist Nils Nelson taught his Sippity Do Dab art class at the Upper Chichester Library during the library’s Summer Reading Club.
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 30, 2015 | Library News, Resources of Interest
The Shaler North Hills Library is participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Learn more in this Trib Live article.
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 30, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Schlow Centre Region Library hosts its first Maker Week. Read more!
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 28, 2015 | Academic Libraries, PA Digital Collections, Resources of Interest
DPLA Welcomes Four New Service Hubs to Our Growing Network —provided by DPLA The Digital Public Library of America is pleased to announce the addition of four Service Hubs that will be joining our Hub network. The Hubs represent Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania...