by Carrie Cleary | Aug 30, 2024 | Broadband
It is an exciting and historic time for broadband nationwide, in Pennsylvania, and for libraries. Read this post for a brief overview and headlines of recent updates to ensure your library is prepared to emower access to devices, connectivity, and digital literacy...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 29, 2024 | State Agency Information
Public libraries in Pennyslvania are locations where information and forms for voter registration should be made available according to the 2022 Executive Order, Expansion of Voter Registration Opportunities. To that end, our friends at the Department of State have...
by Corri Hines | Aug 26, 2024 | Adult Services, BLD News, Children's Services, Teen, Youth
Join colleagues across the state for great discussion on planning for summer 2025 with intentionality and equity at the center in informal, collaborative roundtable sessions. Share your excitement and energy through constructive and interactive conversation on why...
by Amy Geisinger | Aug 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Join us for an informative webinar designed to help you navigate and utilize the reporting features in LibPAS. This session will cover essential topics to empower you to access and interpret your data effectively. Topics Covered: Overview of Annual Statistics Reports:...
by Kristin LaVanish | Aug 21, 2024 | Adult Services, BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, Workforce
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Adult Services Survey! Your input will be instrumental in shaping the landscape of adult services in Pennsylvania and informing how your front-line efforts to provide library services in your communities can be best...
by Heather Smith | Aug 20, 2024 | BLD News, Children's Services
The Bureau of Library Development in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, in collaboration with the Early Childhood Services Steering Team comprised of youth services staff from across the state, is excited to announce a new series of Early Childhood Conversations...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 19, 2024 | Library News
Posting this press release on behalf of Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries: 2024 Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries Awards For the past 25 years, the Board of the Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries (PCBL) has called for nominations in various...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 16, 2024 | Pennsylvania, State Agency Information
Attention libraries, please see the press release below from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Libraries in areas receiving the Creative Communities Initiative funding awards are encouraged to reach out to see if they can support the work the organizations in...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 14, 2024 | Health Focus, State Library of Pennsylvania
My name is Katy, and I am a Public Services librarian with the Bureau of the State Library. I spend most of my weekdays answering legal reference questions for government employees and the citizens of Pennsylvania. On a recent weekend, a passenger on my Amtrak train...
by Ellen Shenk | Aug 14, 2024 | Professional Development, State Library of Pennsylvania
STEM Training for Library Staff The STEMlab at the State Library of Pennsylvania presents bimonthly, hybrid STEM training for youth librarians and staff. Past topics have included Biofuels, Polymers, Architecture and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for kids. Training can...
