by Compendium News Staff | Jan 10, 2020 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
National Training Initiative: Webinar and Live Training WebJunction is partnering with the nonprofit organization, Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to offer Improving Access to Civil Legal Justice through Public Libraries, a FREE national training initiative for...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 8, 2020 | Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Oil Creek and Seneca Library Districts have entered into a Reciprocal Lending Agreement (RLA) through OverDrive – the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. The RLA allows patrons to use both District’s OverDrive collections with just their home library card....
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 5, 2020 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, I am very pleased to announce that the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is now accepting applications for its 2020 Keystone Grants for Public Libraries program. The Keystone grant program provides funds to...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 2, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
EXTON: On the heels of being awarded numerous other accolades for 2019 including Pennsylvania Library Association’s State Library of the Year Award, the Chester County Library was named as one of America’s Top-Rated Libraries – earning the designation as a Star...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 2, 2020 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The Public Library Association’s Inclusive Internship Initiative (III) offers paid, summer-long internships to high school students at their local public library. Over the course of the summer, each intern works with a library mentor on a community-based learning...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 2, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
ALA is offering a new learning series, Libraries Transforming Communities: Facilitation Skills for Small and Rural Libraries. The series will help library workers develop facilitation skills to engage with their communities. The project includes a suite of...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 2, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Pennsylvania Library Association recognizes libraries for PA ForwardTM Star achievements earned between October 1 and December 15, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA (January 1, 2020) – The Pennsylvania Library Association just announced the 2019 fourth quarter PAForwardTM Star...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 31, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has implemented a process for waiving the birth certificate acquisition fee for individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Access the Birth Certificate Application. Please share this with your public services and reference...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2019 | Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Young children (ages 0-5) are considered “hard-to-count” because the Census Bureau finds them challenging to interview, locate or contact! Cultural and linguistic barriers only compound this issue. Libraries across the United States are responding in innovative ways....
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 16, 2019 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Read this InsiderFinancial article on how the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children runs libraries in city schools.
