by Compendium News Staff | Jun 13, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News
Read about the Upper Dublin Public Library’s LSTA grant that provides programs to students in grades 6 to 12. Programs include robotics, digital photography, computer coding and 3D printing!
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 11, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas As I browsed through PA Forward’s Best Practices database recently, I couldn’t help but notice that the majority of contributions came from public libraries. In general, I have observed that my academic librarian colleagues are less likely to...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 11, 2015 | Library News, PA Forward
The Abington Community Library has started ‘Ideal Partners,” which will showcase how local partnerships benefit the library and, in turn, the community at large. This campaign will follow the Pennsylvania Library Association’s (PaLA) 21st Century Literacies...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 11, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest
The Governor has announced fee waivers for background checks for volunteers. Read more.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 10, 2015 | Health Focus, Professional Development
Wednesday, June 24th, 10:00 -11:00am EDT Everywhere you go you see someone wearing a band, bracelet or watch that can help track some aspect of their health. In this webinar we’ll examine websites, apps and wearable devices that promote good health. We’ll...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The U.S. Government Printing Office’s children’s site, Ben’s Guide, has been re-launched and is now available to the public as “Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government.” Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government provides educational content for the public on the workings of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation have partnered with the XPrize Foundation to offer the Adult Literacy XPrize. Teams will have 18 months to develop solutions and 5 teams will move on to field testing. Grand...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2015 | Professional Development, School Libraries
Watch live and archived TL News Nights, a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and discussion of school library issues.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Conference pathways include Creativity & Making, Digital Strategies, Online and Hybrid Learning Innovation, Rethinking Traditional Roles, and Technology Futures. Learn more.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2015 | Data, Health Focus, Professional Development
Health Happens in Libraries: Launching Community Conversations with Local Health Data – Join this WebJunction webinar/ June 11, 2015 2 PM – 3 PM ET. Speakers are Kate Konkle, Community Coach, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and Renee Masters, Information...
