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Muncy Kicks Off Anniversary with “Authors in Our Backyard”

January 11, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News

The Muncy Public Library is celebrating it’s 80th Anniversary this year.  Celebrations will be kicked off on January 28 with Authors in Our Backyard.  The public is invited to stop in and meet twelve local authors.  Genres include children , young adult and adult fiction...

Killian Discusses Children and Reading

October 29, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Hannah Killian, Youth Services Manager at the Dauphin County Library System, talks about introducing children to authors  [4:20] on Comcast Newsmakers. ...

Tell Us About Your Upcoming Library Events

September 20, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries would like to know if your library is: Breaking ground for a construction project; Celebrating a library anniversary or milestone retirement; Announcing a notable new service or program (e.g. MakerSpace opening, special PA Forward program or...

Michelle Georgetti

PA Forward: NaNoWriMo

November 2, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In PA Forward, Resources of Interest

  by Michelle Georgetti First, a Word on Acronyms It has occurred to me that librarians love acronyms. However, I find it important to stress that we should perhaps limit (and define) our acronyms for events and programs. As a student of Pennsylvania Academy of Leadership Studies...

PA Forward: The Inaugural Indie Author Day: October 8, 2016

October 12, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

By Elizabeth Hess It appears that we can no longer consider self-publishing a mere trend, if recent statistics are any indication! In 2014, Publisher’s Weekly reported on a study that found “self-published books now represent 31% of e-book sales on Amazon’s Kindle Store”...

Dr. William Miller at State Library’s Lunch and Learn Author Series

March 28, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

State Library of Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania Authors Series Lunch and Learn Program Where: Room 321 Forum Building Harrisburg, PA  17120 When: Wednesday April 13th, from 12-1 PM                                                       Dr. William...

2015 Literature Festival for Kids and Teens Nov 14

October 12, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

The 2015 Literature Festival for Kids and Teens will feature Gordon Korman and other acclaimed authors!  Author presentations, book signings, workshops, a coffee house and more will be available.  The festival is FREE for kids and teens.  Access the flier for more info! ...

FREE SummerTeen Virtual Conference

July 16, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development

School Library Journal is offering a FREE, online professional development event on August 13.  SummerTeen is a daylong virtual conference for public and school librarians, focusing on the teen and children’s markets. Over 20 best-selling and debut authors will be participating...

Comic Book Illustrators at Schlow

July 15, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

The Schlow Centre Region Library offered BookFest during State College’s Art Festival.  Read about the Comic illustrators in attendance. ...

Children’s Literature Conference

March 8, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Uncategorized

Kutztown University (KU) will host its 17th annual Children’s Literature Conference (CLC) from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 in the McFarland Student Union (MSU) building.  For more information about the event, visit the CLC website at http://www.kuchildrensliterature.weebly.com/ ...