by Compendium News Staff | Apr 22, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News
The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls in Partnership with the Attorney General’s Education and Outreach Department held an Antibullying Drug Awareness Expo on April 18th. The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls in Partnership with the Attorney General’s...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development, School Libraries
The US Office of Educational Technology is offering a day-long Games for Learning Summit. The summit will bring together educators, researchers, students and video game developers to share strategies for the creation and use of high quality games for learning....
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Health Focus, Resources of Interest
If you paid the fee for not having health coverage in 2014, you can take advantage of one last chance to get covered for 2015. The Special Enrollment Period ends next week. The Health Insurance Marketplace is providing individuals and families who paid the fee for...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Health Focus
Blog Post from Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, Director of the Office of Minority Health: “At a commemorative event two years ago, I heard a historian say that history is not a steady stream of events, but rather a series of punctuation points, like ripples from stones tossed...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 21, 2015 | Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development
Presenter: Laura Bartlett, Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine Date / Time: Thursday, May 7, 2015 / Noon – 1 pm (ET) Where: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/nlmfocus/ Online / No Registration Required Description: HealthReach...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 20, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
PaLA annually awards three $1,500 scholarships to PaLA members, thanks to the continued support of individual and corporate sponsors. Scholarships are now available to both full-time and part-time students, due to a recent change in PaLA policy. The qualified...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 20, 2015 | Professional Development
Innovative ideas and practices are discussed in these FREE webinars. The next thought leader to be highlighted is Barbara Stripling, ALA immediate past President, Syracuse University. It will be held on May 13. Learn more about these webinars.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 20, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
ALA has released a FREE, six-part online course designed to help libraries strengthen their role as core community leaders and work with residents to bring about positive change. Led by educators from the Harwood Institute, the webinars explain, step by step, how to...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 20, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Celebrate Preservation Week® April 26-May 2! Learn how you can get involved and find resources, graphics and programming ideas here
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Get To Know Your POWER Resources! CyberSmarts is an e-book collection for grades 3 – 6 which offers users a safe, simulated Internet experience with hands-on instruction on how to deal with important online safety issues. The set contains five titles: Avoiding...
