by Heather Sharpe | Jan 6, 2023 | BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Happy New Year library colleagues! 2022 was a year of significant change and planning for the Bureau of Library Development (BLD). If you were unable to attend the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) conference in October or recent Governor’s Advisory Council...
by Carrie Cleary | Oct 3, 2022 | Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Equity, Inclusion, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
This is a link to the Office of Commonwealth Library (OCL)’s new 5-year Plan which we share in advance of our “OCL Plans for the Future” presentation on October 17 at the Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference. In addition to that discussion, we hope to...
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 30, 2022 | Equity, Inclusion, State Agency Information
The article below shares forward a September 16 press release announcing an iniatiative to provide funding for organizations who provide holistic support services for reentering women. Libraries may want to consider building relationships with organizations that...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 4, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
If you are about to register for the first time in SAM.gov, about to begin renewing your SAM.gov registration, or even only trying to get a Unique Entity ID (the identifier that replaced the DUNS number in April 2022) for the first time, you will need to validate your...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, State Aid
PA Department of Education Explores STEM Careers During Science in the Summer at Newtown Public Library Newtown Square, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Education Executive Deputy Secretary Dr. Debora Carrera today visited Newtown Public Library for Be a Biologist,...