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NEH Grants for Community Conversations, Exhibitions and Historic Places

February 20, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest

The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering Public Humanity grants for community conversations, exhibitions and historic places.  The deadline is August 8, 2018.  Read more. ...

Register for “Libraries Transforming Communities: Introduction to Dialogue & Deliberation for Public Libraries

January 29, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Public library staff in small, mid-sized or rural communities are invited to FREE learning series on dialogue and deliberation facilitation The American Library Association (ALA), the Public Library Association (PLA) and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)...

Brianna Crum

Session Notes: ALA Annual Conference

August 21, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the workshop or class....

NEH Grant

June 9, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest

Grants are available from the National Endowment for the Humanities for public humanities projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. The deadline is August 9, 2017 for projects beginning April 2018. NEH encourages projects that involve...

Elizabeth Hess

Loving Yourself. . . .with Help from Your Local Library

February 27, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

  by Elizabeth Hess You’ve surely seen or heard the phrase “New Year, New You” before- whether on a magazine cover, a television show, or even a library display (like one I created last January!) While it’s often the New Year when many make resolutions to break a bad...

Public Humanities Project Grants

November 22, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest

Learn how you can apply for Public Humanities grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).  The grant program supports a variety of forms of audience engagement:  Community conversations, exhibitions and historic places and encourages projects that explore humanities...

Tools for Libraries as Community Leaders

January 11, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Check out the Resources for Libraries provided by the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, ALA and PLA. The tools are designed to help libraries strengthen their role as community leaders. Included are worksheets and recorded webinars on assessing the community, community conversations,...