by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Data, Health Focus, Professional Development
Compelling Counts: Trends in Evaluation Data Reporting Please join the National Network Library of Medicine on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 8) for their online “Boost Box” session, Compelling Counts: Trends in Evaluation Data Reporting . Cindy Olney and Karen Vargas,...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
How are you managing your library’s online identity? You may claim ownership of your organization on various websites. One to consider is GuideStar. which provides FREE information on nonprofits, including 990 forms. Check what they are reporting about your...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Have you reviewed your bylaws lately? A yearly review is best practice! Here’s a post on Arts Hacker about what to leave out of your bylaws. Do you agree?
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Read about grants from the Wallace Foundation, which funds school leadership, after school, summer and extended learning time, arts education and audience development for the arts.
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...
