by Compendium News Staff | Jul 7, 2015 | Professional Development
Are You Signed up for this Thursday, July 9, 2015? WebJunction will offer the FREE webinar: No Job Seeker Left Behind: Library Services to Meet Their Needs Every day, libraries around the country are filled with people seeking help with jobs and careers. How do...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 7, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Lyrasis is offering Digital & Preservation Classes: Caring for Scrapbooks: Preservation and Digitization Today – 7/14 Introduction to Linked Data for Libraries – 7/15 Creating Online Exhibits: New Ways to Reach Out, Advocate, and Publicize Your...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 7, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward
The PaLA PR & Marketing Committee has provided a Summer Reading Press Release Template and sample socail media postings. Access the PA Forward summer reading press release and schedule some posts (see blow) on Twitter and Facebook to help build some buzz! Tweak...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 7, 2015 | Professional Development
Have you checked out WebJunction’s course catalog? All WebJunction courses and webinars are FREE and count towards CE requirements. Pennsylvania library workers and trustees are also able to take FREE Skillsoft courses! These courses also may be counted towards...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
This grant offers a book club program specially designed for at-risk youth. Any library that is located within, or working in partnership with, an organization that serves at-risk youth would be eligible. (This includes alternative high schools, juvenile justice...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Library News
Justin Hoenke is the new director of the Benson Memorial Library.
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Library News
Teri McDowell is new director at the Coudersport Public Library.
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Professional Development
There will be three one-day workshops on Strategic Storytelling across the state. These FREE workshops are open to library workers and trustees and will be held: September 22nd – 9:00AM-4:00PM – Midwestern IU 4, Grove City September 23rd – 9:00AM-4:00PM –...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, Summer Food Service Program
U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello helped serve lunch at the Pottstown Public Library.
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Library News
Mt. Lebanon Public Library offers a garden tour.