by Compendium News Staff | Jul 2, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) invites library workers to apply to be part of Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, a pilot program to help public and academic libraries engage their communities in programs and conversations that address...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 10, 2020 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Deadline: July 15, 2020 (Submissions close at 11:59 p.m. EDT.) The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal, was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 1, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
On Saturday, May 30, the Boyertown Community Library shared a Spring Art Show, which generated nearly 200 views and positive feedback. The show, which was featured on ALA’s Programming Librarian site, contained pieces from community members. View the show on...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Health Focus, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
MEMO TO: Public Library Directors; District Library Administrators and Consultants; System Administrators; Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development; Office of Commonwealth Libraries Staff cc: Statewide library email distribution lists at 4:00 pm on March...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 2, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
ALA is offering a new learning series, Libraries Transforming Communities: Facilitation Skills for Small and Rural Libraries. The series will help library workers develop facilitation skills to engage with their communities. The project includes a suite of...
