by Compendium News Staff | Jan 27, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
StoryCorps @ your library is designed to help public libraries across the country collect the stories of their communities. In partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, they are accepting applications until February 6, 2015...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 27, 2015 | Health Focus, Professional Development
On January 26th, WebJunction presented a webinar titled “Health Happens in Libraries: Pathways to Guide Health Education at Your Library.” The webinar has been archived and can be found here:...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 27, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Learn about STEM grants from the Toyota Foundation.
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 26, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Check out the Wallace Foundation’s initiatives. The After School, Summer and Expanded Learning and Arts Education would be of particular interest to public libraries. The Foundation also provides grants, but ususally identifies selected grantees. You may still...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 26, 2015 | Data, Resources of Interest
IMLS released the report for the Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2012, an analysis of the annual data collection of U.S. public library statistics. The survey report provides analysis of 13 key indicators of library investments and library...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 26, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Submitted by Lewis Maurer PaILS Executive Director January 26, 2015 SPARK Migrations Booked for 2015 – Queueing 2016 Migrations Tamaqua Public Library, Shamokin and Coal Township Public Library & Schuylkill Haven Free Public Library signed PaILS membership...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 25, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Check out copyright resources provided by EFF and Copyright Week.
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 25, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Read about the various World of Children awards. Notice especially the Education Awards with six awards of a minimum each of $50,000.
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 25, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
This award honors outstanding library public relations initiatives. Eight awards of $10,000 are granted. Entries may be submitted by any library, library friends group, consulting agency, or service provider, excluding libraries represented by prize committee...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 25, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Learn about the John W. Gardner Leadership Award. It is open to those whose “leadership in or related to the nonprofit community has been transformative and who has mobilized and unified people, institutions, or causes that improve people’s lives.”...
