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How to Care for Paper-based Collections

February 17, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

  by Michael Lear, Rare Collections Librarian, State Library of Pennsylvania mlear@pa.gov Preservation of Paper-Based Materials Overview Paper-based materials are subject to damage by multiple external and internal factors. Careless handling can result in tears. Staining...

Environmental Education Grants

November 27, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Nonprofit organizations, schools and academic institutions are eligible to apply for Environmental Education Grants. The deadline is December 31, 2019.   ...

Conservation Education Programs

May 15, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources offers conservation educational programs.  Check them out!   ...

NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grants

May 9, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest

The NEH Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) program is offering planning and implementation grants.  These HCRR grants support the development and implementation of projects that ensure your collections are easily accessible to researchers. Funding may support...

New Conservation Center Open

May 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest

Read about the Penn State University Libraries’ Conservation Centre, which has opened in University Park. ...

Caring for Photographic Collections: FREE Workshop by NEDCC

August 21, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

A FREE half-day workshop will be presented in partnership with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)! See agenda below. Date:  Tuesday, September 13   9:30am – 1:00pm Location:  Cambria County Library, Johnstown, PA Speakers: Frances Harrell, Senior Preservation...

Caring for Historic Collections: FREE Workshop with NEDCC

August 21, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

A FREE one-day workshop will be presented in partnership with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)! See agenda below. Date:  Tuesday, September 12   9:30am – 4:00pm Location:  Cambria County Library, Johnstown, PA Speakers: Frances Harrell, Senior Preservation...

Fungus or Mold in the Library? Check out these Workshops Offered by CCAHA

March 31, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development

The next worksop offered by  the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is There’s a Fungus Among Us.  Check out this April  27th workshop and others here. CCAHA is a nonprofit conservation facility specializing in the treatment of works on paper,...