by Compendium News Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
I’m pleased to share this invitation to join the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) as our new Library Development Advisor for School-Age Services. This is a new position for the Bureau of Library Development (BLD). Under Sue Banks’ leadership as the new BLD...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is pleased to announce that the Money Circle Toolkit has been released and is available to the public on the CFPB’s website. The Bureau invites educators to join them for Introducing the Money Circle Toolkit, a...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Ryan Dowd, a nationally sought after speaker and author of The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness, led a four hour workshop for 60 librarians and library staff of the five county Lehigh Valley region in eastern PA on August 5, 2019. Ryan serves as the Executive...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
August 27th, 2019 Medicare Plan Finder Gets an Upgrade for the First Time in a Decade It’s Now Easier to Compare Coverage Options and Shop for Medicare Health and Drug Plans For the first time in a decade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest
Themed backpacks used to explore and learn about the many forms of nature in backyards and the region’s green spaces Pittsburgh (May 28, 2019) – The Allegheny County Library Association, Allegheny County Parks, Allegheny Land Trust and Western Pennsylvania...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | Library News
The Butler Area Public Library celebrated its 125th anniversary on June 22nd with an old-fashioned Ice Cream Social. Three-hundred and fifty library friends, staff, and community representatives gathered in the library’s courtyard for an ice cream sundae...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Library Block Parties Information Background A Block Party is an hour long free play session with a set of universal blocks (350), people, vehicles, animals, scarves, photographs of buildings, and other accompanying materials where preschoolers have the freedom to...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Wee Build is for libraries that do not have the space or storage necessary to be eligible for the Block Party program and for libraries with the Block Party materials who would like the Wee Build materials to use for outreach and use by infants and toddlers. It...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 15, 2019 | Accessibility, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Attend a Keystone 2020 Pre-Application Workshop Is your library planning a renovation or construction project which will improve service to your users? The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries administers the Keystone Grants for...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 12, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Several libraries have been awarded Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP) grants: Carnegie Library of Homestead: $500,000 (project will substantially rearrange the layout of the swimming pool, locker rooms and other related pool support...
