by Compendium News Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
These matching National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge grants may be used for endowments or construction or rennovation! Through these grants many organizations and institutions have been able to increase their humanities capacity and secure the permanent...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, School Libraries
The next deadline for the American Honda Foundation grants is May 1. Funding from $20,000 to $75,000 is available for youth education, especially in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training and literacy. Click here to...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development
You are invited to join Indiana University in exploring the user experience in public libraries. This FREE MOOC will cover the following topics, over four weeks: Week 1- Customer Service and the User Experience Week 2- Youth Librarianship: Best Practices to Serve our...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | Accessibility, Health Focus, Resources of Interest
Click here for archived webinars on accessible images posted by the Diagram Center.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | Accessibility, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Bookshare® opens up the world of reading for people with print disabilities and is FREE for US Students who cannot read traditional print books because of a visual impairment, physical disability or severe learning disability. Adults with print disabilities may use...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Read this Edutopia article and learn the definition of quaquaversal! The word fits libraries perfectly!
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
What are you doing to celebrate National Library Week, April 12-18th? Find programming ideas, social media promotions, PSA’s and web badges at the link above.
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 31, 2015 | Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development
The next worksop offered by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is There’s a Fungus Among Us. Check out this April 27th workshop and others here. CCAHA is a nonprofit conservation facility specializing in the treatment of works on...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 30, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
RAISE THE BAR PARENTS For parents who want to know more about Common Core and how their child is doing, they may visit http://raisethebarparents.org/iebrowser.html. The site has grade-level videos of what to expect, as well as fun math and reading adventures that test...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 30, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, School Libraries
Investing in Innovation Fund–Development Grants The Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs), and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The...
