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Cambria County Receives Grant for Banned Books Week

September 2, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest

(JOHNSTOWN, PA.) – The Cambria County Library is a 2020 recipient of a Banned Books Weeks Grant from the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). This grant is offered through the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund, honoring the FTRF founder who worked to prevent censorship and protect First...

ALA to Broadcast Tour of Cambria County Library

July 21, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

Cambria County Library is the first stop on the American Library Association’s Holding Space: A national conversation series with libraries.  Learn more and register for Stronger Together for Workforce Development, which will be held on Monday, July 27.   ...

New Director at Cambria County Library

February 4, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Ashley Flynn is the new Director at the Cambria County Library.  Read about it! ...

Ribbon Cutting for Career Link at Library

November 15, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest

Deputy Secretary Glenn Miller assists in the ribbon cutting at the new location of Career Link at the Cambria County Library.  Read more in a previous Compendium post. ...

Career Link Has Home in Library

October 27, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

The Cambria County Library is the new home of PA CareerLink of Cambria County. Read about it! ...

Caring for Photographic Collections: FREE Workshop by NEDCC

August 21, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

A FREE half-day workshop will be presented in partnership with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)! See agenda below. Date:  Tuesday, September 13   9:30am – 1:00pm Location:  Cambria County Library, Johnstown, PA Speakers: Frances Harrell, Senior Preservation...

Caring for Historic Collections: FREE Workshop with NEDCC

August 21, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

A FREE one-day workshop will be presented in partnership with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)! See agenda below. Date:  Tuesday, September 12   9:30am – 4:00pm Location:  Cambria County Library, Johnstown, PA Speakers: Frances Harrell, Senior Preservation...

PA Forward: New Information Literacy Partnership at Cambria County Library

October 11, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, PA Forward, Professional Development

by Ashley Flynn The evolving technology landscape makes for a very exciting – and challenging – aspect of library service. For librarians, staying up to date with the numerous devices on the market is daunting. However, the public desperately needs exactly this type...

LSTA

March 13, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The State Library launched a competitive LSTA grant process this fall.  We received 80 grant requests for a total of $1,966,074.98. A careful review process of all projects was conducted and a total of $413,416 was awarded to the following projects: Grantee Project Title Grant Central...