by Carrie Cleary | Jul 23, 2024 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, State Library of Pennsylvania
Beginning Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the State Library of Pennsylvania will change the public hours for the library’s Main Reading Room to Tuesday through Thursday from 10a.m. to 6p.m. excepting holidays. State Library staff are available to answer questions on...
by Heather Sharpe | Jul 19, 2024 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Happy Summer, library colleagues! The Bureau of Library Development (BLD) in the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) continues work on many ongoing projects and initiatives. Some highlights of our recent activities are listed below. Please refer to BLD’s second...
by Kristin LaVanish | Jul 18, 2024 | Adult Services, BLD News, BLD Updates
Good morning library community! As the new Accessible Adult Services Advisor for the Bureau of Library Development, I want to both introduce myself and applaud the incredible work you all do in your communities! In order to learn more about current adult services...
by Heather Sharpe | Jul 17, 2024 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News
Good morning, colleagues. I am pleased to share the news that Lilian Uzokwe has been hired as the new Administrative Assistant in the Administration and Data Unit of the Bureau of Library Development (BLD). Lilian is an administrative assistant with five years of...
by Julie Moore | Jul 16, 2024 | BLD News, Professional Development
Hello! Please find upcoming People Connect Institute and WebJunction professional development workshops below. We hope you find these offerings useful. Our training partners are interested in receiving your recommendations. If you have suggestions for speakers or...
by Carrie Cleary | Jul 15, 2024 | Accessibility, BLD Updates, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for 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 2025 Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities program. The Keystone grant program provides...
by Amy Geisinger | Jul 10, 2024 | BLD News, State Aid
State Aid Library Subsidy Application – NOW OPEN The State Aid Library Subsidy Application (SALSA) is now open within the Counting Opinions LibPAS platform for completion by independent public libraries, federated system library administrations, and federated system...
by Carrie Cleary | Jul 9, 2024 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, State Library of Pennsylvania
The State Library of Pennsylvania STEMlab announces the offering of a full lending library of STEM resources for public and school libraries. Starting today, July 9, 2024, library staff across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania can place requests to borrow kits, books,...
by Heather Smith | Jul 2, 2024 | BLD News, Children's Services
The PA One Book Committee extends its gratitude to the Pennsylvania public libraries for promoting the 2024 PA One Book title, Slug in Love by Rachel Bright, and for creating engaging programs around it. We hope you will continue to use this delightful book for...
by Julie Moore | Jun 28, 2024 | BLD Updates, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Professional Development, Uncategorized
Greetings! The Office of Commonwealth Libraries is excited to announce the purchase of a statewide subscription to Homeless Library Academy by Ryan Dowd! This resource provides all Pennsylvania libraries with empathy focused de-escalation and conflict resolution...
