by Compendium News Staff | Feb 19, 2015 | Disaster Preparedness and Response, Library News, Uncategorized
A frozen pipe at Schlow Centre Region Library breaks and causes flood damage.
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 19, 2015 | Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
From CMS: “We are pleased that the vast majority of consumers were able to apply and pick a plan through HealthCare.gov or its call center without a problem. For those consumers who were unable to complete their enrollment because of longer than normal wait times at...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 18, 2015 | Children's Services, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
USCIS-IMLS Present Webinar for Public Librarians on Human Trafficking Prevention As part of their partnership to provide resources for public librarians, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 18, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Uncategorized
Explora is here! Released in early February, Explora is EBSCO’s all-new interface for schools and public libraries and will replace Searchasaurus, Kid’s Search and Student Research Center. Key features include: attractive, user-friendly design;...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 17, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Professional Development, Uncategorized
Registration is Open: “The Affordable Care Act / Access to Care – Libraries Making a Difference” Friday, April 24, 2015 at the Sonesta Philadelphia Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region Full travel stipends are available to...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 16, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Uncategorized
NEH and ALA are offering grants of $3,000 to $10,000 to libraries, humanities councils, museums and other nonprofits to develop public programming related to Latino American history and culture. The deadline is May 1, 2015. Learn more.
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 16, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, Uncategorized
The Oakmont Carnegie Library is hosting local Pittsburgh authors on February 21, 2015. It’s a large list!
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 15, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
Miss the webinar? Watch the archived webinar What Newbies Can Learn by Making Simple Robots! This is a good intro with ideas for libraries. O’Reilly offers other live and archived webinars on business, design, data, programming and more.
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 15, 2015 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
Each webinar is filled with valuable information to increase your libraries’ social capital. You’ll learn strategies that expand your knowledge about personal finance. Reference desk scenarios capture best practices and a toolkit includes unbiased online...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 15, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Uncategorized
The Knight News Challenge: Elections will open for applications on Feb. 25 asking people to submit ideas that address the question: How might we better inform voters and increase civic participation before, during and after elections? Winners will receive a share of...