Compendium | News for Pennsylvania Libraries

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News for Pennsyslvania Libraries

Spectrum Scholarship Program

by | Feb 16, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The American Library Association is accepting application for the Spectrum Scholarship Program through March 1, 2021. The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American,...

Grant: Libraries Transforming Communities Focus on Small and Rural Libraries

by | Feb 10, 2021 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

The American Library Association (ALA) invites libraries in small and rural communities to apply for grant funding to help them address issues of concern in their communities.  Up to 650 U.S. libraries in small and rural communities will receive $3,000 each to tackle...

State Library of Pennsylvania Hosts a Virtual Author Talk with Phaedra Patrick, Author of “The Amazing Charms of Arthur Pepper”.

by | Feb 2, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

The State Library of Pennsylvania presents a Virtual Author Talk: Phaedra Patrick and “The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper” Join us to meet and chat with international best-selling author Phaedra Patrick as she discusses her work, “The Curious Charms of Arthur...

Pennsylvania Department of Education Seeks Sponsors for Summer Meals Nutrition Programs

by | Jan 28, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

January 28, 2021 Pennsylvania Department of Education Seeks Sponsors for Summer Meals Nutrition Programs Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education is asking organizations across the state to consider providing nutritious meals to youth during the...

Librarians at Rural and Small Libraries: Apply for Outstanding in Their Field Leadership Institute

by | Jan 12, 2021 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

The Association for Rural and Small Libraries recognized that there are people working in small and rural libraries that would benefit from a comprehensive leadership institute to help propel them into library and community leadership along with enabling participants...

Apply to become a STEM Ambassador

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Consider applying for the 2021 Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program.  The deadline is January 22, 2021. The Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program is made possible through PSAYDN, with training support from the Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC) and STEM...