by Compendium News Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries
Pennsylvania’s First Lady, Frances Wolf, kicked off Pennsylvania’s One Book Program.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Health Focus, Library News
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library and Penn Highlands will offer the Health Literacy Awareness Series: MOVE. May is National Physical Fitness month. Visit healthFinder.gov for promoting your event.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Library News
The new location of the Downingtown Library has officially opened.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Karl Kapp, professor of instructional technology at Bloomsburg University, and Deborah Thomas, who owns the game-based learning company SillyMonkey LLC, will present a webinar on gamification on April 28. The webinar will explore: The meaning of...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 18, 2015 | Professional Development
We are looking for instructors/demonstrators for the following topics: E-Textiles (from projects using conductive thread to those using lily pad–any level of expertise) Podcasting Animoto or other web based animation We are open to any other participatory...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 18, 2015 | Resources of Interest
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education released what they coined as the “next step in shaping a new generation of workforce and education strategies” with the release of the proposed rules implementing the Workforce Investment Opportunities that...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 15, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
You are invited to help provide insights into key issues to inform national digital platform priority of IMLS. Join the Conversation from 3 – 4 p.m. EDT, on April 20. The IMLS Twitter account will be asking a series of questions using the hashtag #IMLSFocus. To join...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 14, 2015 | Data, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
ALA has released The State of America’s Libraries report for 2015. According to this latest report, academic, public and school libraries are experiencing a shift in how they are perceived by their communities and society. Read the Executive Summary , Issues...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 13, 2015 | Children's Services, Immigration
Please help to spread this message in immigrant communities in your service areas: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that their current period of DACA and employment authorization...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 13, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development
This FREE webinar will tell you about FREE resources for teaching K-12 computer programming via your library. No coding experience is needed to participate! All you need is a willingness to have fun! Click here to register for this Texas State Library webinar....
