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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,...

FREE Online Courses to Help Your Immigrant Community

October 30, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Immigration, Professional Development

First webinar starts Thursday November 1, 2018 3:00pm EST  Butte County Library and USA Learns have teamed up to provide a webinar series to introduce FREE online courses on Citizenship and English as a Second Language. Libraries Helping Immigrants, Services for Immigrants: A...

NEH Common Heritage Program

April 9, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Small organizations are encourage to apply for this NEH Division of Preservation & Access Program! The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Common Heritage program supports community digitization and outreach events to increase public awareness and stewardship of heritage...

Outreach, Professional Development and Health Information Grants

April 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Check out the funding opportunities from the National Library of Medicine!  The Outreach to Consumers Award , the Professional Development Award and the Health Information Awareness Award will be of particular interest to public libraries. The deadline for all awards is April...

Jill McConnell

PA Forward: Health Literacy for Little Ones

June 5, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, School Libraries

by Jill McConnell As I was walking through the Children’s Room at my library the other day, a flyer announcing “MedExpress Teddy Bear Clinic Comes to You” caught my eye. According to the MedExpress website, “MedExpress’ Teddy Bear Clinic is a free community outreach program...

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,...