by Compendium News Staff | Nov 19, 2017 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Library of Congress funded educational apps are available FREE ! Check out Eagle Eye Citizen, Engaging Congress and KidCitizen! Each app uses primary sources form the Library of Congress.
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 1, 2016 | Library News
The Monroeville Public Library and the ACLU offered Civics for Adults, a four part series which focused on the topics of imprisonment for debt, record expungement, mass incarceration and voting rights. Read about it in TribLive.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2015 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The U.S. Government Printing Office’s children’s site, Ben’s Guide, has been re-launched and is now available to the public as “Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government.” Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government provides educational content for the public on the workings of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 8, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Beth Cackowski When was the last time you read a Civics textbook? Well, I bet I can make you read a chapter of one! Civics and You: Your Key to PA Local Government was published by the Pennsylvania Municipal League in 2014 as an eBook for 9th and 10th grade...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 11, 2015 | Immigration, Professional Development
USCIS & IMLS Webinar On December 17, 2014 USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigration Services) and IMLS presented a Webinar on the overview of customer service tools and resources for public libraries. USCIS is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration...
