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$250,000 Community Impact Prize

June 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Uncategorized

A partnership between Library Journal and the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation has created the Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize.  Learn more and apply by August 1, 2019. ...

Deadline is June 7 to Submit Your Library for Consideration as a Landmark Library

June 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Uncategorized

Library Journal will select up to 10 buildings, completed between between January 2016 and March 1, 2019 that demonstrate excellence in (1) community engagement in design, (2) sustainability, (3) functionality, (4) innovation, and (5) beauty and delight. Projects to be considered...

State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program

May 30, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Rural and Small Libraries

The State Farm Neighborhood Assist® program awards $25,000 grants to 40 nonprofit organizations to help fund neighborhood projects involved in Education, Safety, and Community Development. They are accepting 2,000 submissions starting June 5th. Learn more. ...

Overview of Pennsylvania’s The Future You with the Library Project

May 14, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries in partnership with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is developing a state-wide version of the Institute for Museum and Library Services funded Future Ready with the Library (FRwtL) project. In Pennsylvania the program will...

Webinars: The Power of Small: How Rural Libraries Help Their Communities Thrive; The Library as Social Connector: Forging Community Connection

April 17, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Free WebJunction Webinars for You These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog. The Power of Small: How Rural Libraries Help Their Communities Thrive Thursday,...

Did You Miss Any of These?

April 8, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

If you missed any of the webinars below, the recordings can be found in the WebJunction Course Catalog.   Enter the catalog to receive a certificate! Here are the titles and links to the event listings on WebJunction.  Included are the PowerPoints, recordings, related resources...

Those Kids are Hungry…Feed Them! Learn How!

April 8, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program

  Those Kids are Hungry…Feed them!  The Summer Lunch program is FREE! Make plans now to participate! What’s holding you back? No kitchen? You can contract to have bag lunches brought in.  You don’t have to offer the lunch every day–but why not?  If half of the...

Free WebJunction Webinars for You

March 28, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free at https://learn.webjunction.org/. The Power of Small: How Rural Libraries Help Their Communities Thrive Thursday, April 18, 2019...

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Memorial Service at the Williamsburg Public Library: A Farewell to Alice

March 27, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

  by Roane C. Lytle, Librarian Williamsburg Public Library Alice was one of our favorite patrons here at the Williamsburg Public Library.  A voracious reader of everything, she was a regular feature in our library.  Alice always returned her books on time, so it was a shock...

Upcoming WebJunction Webinars

March 14, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Free WebJunction Webinars for You These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free. Strategic Planning in a Deeply Weird World: The Flexible Roadmap Field Guide Approach Tuesday,...