by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
I Like Being Loud in the Library (Official Music Video) The Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL) released a music video today! The song is called I Like Being Loud in the Library and features the voices and musical talents of many community members. The song was...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 11, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Robert M. Gallivan retired from the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) on October 13, 2019, with service approaching 21 years. A resolution recognizing his service was presented at the October GAC meeting in Erie. Read about Gallivan.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 11, 2019 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Lower Macungie Library will now be funded through a 0.25-mill property tax. Read about it.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 7, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Pottstown Regional Pubic Library is proud to announce it has been selected as a beneficiary of the GIANT Bags 4-My-Cause Program for the month of November 2019. Read about it!Learn more about Bags4MyCause.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 4, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants. Applications are due Nov. 22. ALA will provide 25 libraries with $2,000 mini-grants to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 4, 2019 | Data, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
Up to 15 scholarships to the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) 2020 event in the Chicago suburbs, July 12-15, 2020, are available to staff working in rural and small public libraries in the United States. These scholarships are funded by the Institute of...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 3, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Meadville Public Library is offering tools for checkout. Read about it!
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 1, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Mechanicsburg, Pa. – The Cumberland County Library System Foundation has received a $1,000 Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) contribution from Weis Markets in support of the 2020 Summer Learning Program. Weis Markets has been a supporter of summer...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) The Big Read, established in 2016, supports Americans reading and discussing a single book within their communities. Local governments, libraries, school districts, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations are...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Internet2 2020 Presidential Primary Sources Project (PPSP) offers schools and libraries the opportunity to engage in live interactive video discussions with presidential historians and national park rangers and use primary source documents to understand our...
