by Compendium News Staff | Nov 30, 2016 | PA Digital Collections, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Pennsylvania eBook Consortium Continues for the 2017-2018 school year…at the same pricing as this year! What is the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium? The Pennsylvania eBook Consortium began for this 2016-2017 school year and allows schools to access a...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 12, 2016 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 27, 2016 | Children's Services, Professional Development, School Libraries
InfoPeople is offering a FREE webinar “What’s New in Young Adult Literature-2016,” with presenter Michael Cart on Wednesday, May 18th at 3pm EST. The world of young adult literature is an innovative, dynamic one that has become one of the most...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 15, 2016 | Children's Services, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Sarah Applegate A new year means new book orders! Here’s a list of “coming soon”, new, and newer books to help you bulk up your PA Forward literacies collection. Titles are grouped by age within the literacies. Most are nonfiction...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Uncategorized
Mark you calendar for some of the following Professional Development opportunities below. The online webinars are first listed by topic or interest group and then by date, with the summary and registration links. Of special interest is the April 24th interview with...