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Attend a Keystone 2020 Pre-Application Workshop

September 4, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Keystone Pre-Application Workshop Matching amounts up to $750,000! Learn about Letter of Intent (due end of year) and more! Is your library planning a renovation or construction project which will improve service to your users? Learn about Keystone: register for an in-person workshop...

Attend a Keystone 2020 Pre-Application Workshop

August 15, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In 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 Public Library...

Grants from Various Organizations

July 14, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

FM Global Fire Prevention Grant Program Grants are offered for Pre-Incident Planning (computer software programs, laptops), Fire Prevention Education/Training (community outreach initiatives, workshops, publications), and Arson Prevention/Fire Investigation (juvenile fire...

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Digital Inclusion Survey Provides Stats for Pennsylvania

November 4, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

In rural areas nationally, 52% of households, with income under $25,000, lack broadband.  This comes from the 2014 Digital Inclusion Survey, which  provides data from a national study that explores the digital inclusion roles that public libraries play in our communities. ...

Library Director Training and Trustee Toolkit FREE Through the Continuing Education Connector Project

July 6, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

LEXINGTON, KY – The Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) announce the free and open availability of content developed through its ongoing Continuing Education Connector Project via the COSLA public website. The Connector Project leverages the expertise of continuing...