by Compendium News Staff | Jul 26, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
July 26, 2022 Pennsylvania Releases New App to Connect Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness with Resources Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced the creation of Finding Your Way in PA, a Pennsylvania-based mobile...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 21, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest
Beginning August 2022, the State Library of Pennsylvania will be open the second Saturday of each month from 10 AM – 4 PM. Please use an online form if you are requesting research materials from the Forum Building. If you would like to browse the shelves, pick...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 21, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Is Your Library a Cooling Place? Libraries across the country have been promoting their facility as a cooling station, offering longer hours for those wishing to take advantage of the library’s air conditioning and water for hydration. Sometimes it is the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) is pleased to announce a new cycle of Historical & Archival Records Care Grants, funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). Individual grants in amounts up to and including...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 19, 2022 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Pennsylvania’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program is offering virtual Build Your Best School Year Virtual Summer Camp Middle School Kids Camp: Monday, Aug. 8 – Friday, Aug. 12 (Students grades 6 – 8), 9 AM – 2:30 PM High School...
by Carrie Cleary | Jul 18, 2022 | Event, Rural and Small Libraries
The Seventh Annual Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries (PCBL) Friends Institute will occur on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at the Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. The theme for the 2022 event is “Welcome Back Friends!” Review the agenda for a...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 15, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
WASHINGTON, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting FY 2023 proposals for National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21). Applicants have through September 21, 2022, to submit their...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 15, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Congressman John Joyce held a roundtable on Alzheimer’s Disease at the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library. Library Director Janet Eldred shared her personal story. Watch WJAC’s coverage.
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 11, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Authors and Innovators Gorham Zoom Poster