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“Co-Design: Walking Alongside Community” Webinar Opportunity

by Corri Hines | May 15, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Teen

Genuine engagement with community invites us to explore the ways in which opportunities are designed and offered. As we actively engage in building and deepening relationships with communities, how might we elevate voices, strengthen services, and center equity? One...

Community Asset Mapping for the Curious

by Corri Hines | Apr 3, 2023 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Teen

Asset mapping is a strengths-based process for systematically assessing the people, organizations, and institutions in your community to create a conceptual or physical map of your community’s strengths. This is a wonderful first step in strategic planning,...

Grants from ALA Public Programs Office

by Carrie Cleary | Dec 1, 2022 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities

The ALA’s Public Programs Office just re-opened two annual grants dedicated to library programming and community engagement. The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant will provide two libraries with $2,000 to expand their community engagement efforts. More...

Governor Wolf, First Lady Announce Opening of $2 Million Program Supporting Successful Women’s Reentry

by Carrie Cleary | Sep 30, 2022 | Equity, Inclusion, State Agency Information

The article below shares forward a September 16 press release announcing an iniatiative to provide funding for organizations who provide holistic support services for reentering women. Libraries may want to consider building relationships with organizations that...

2022 National Day of Racial Healing

by Compendium News Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Pennsylvania will officially observe the 2022 National Day of Racial Healing. The goals of this event are to: ·         Understand that racial healing is at the core of racial equity ·         Offer a time for contemplation and collective...
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