by Compendium News Staff | Oct 29, 2017 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Hannah Killian, Youth Services Manager at the Dauphin County Library System, talks about introducing children to authors [4:20] on Comcast Newsmakers.
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 27, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Michelle Muro It’s that time of year again. In my humble opinion, one of the best times of the year – Banned Books Week! As librarians, we understand the importance of this annual event celebrating the freedom to read. I’d like to take a look at different...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Library News
Dauphin County Library System Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Rob Lesher as the system’s next Executive Director upon the retirement of current Executive Director Richard Bowra. Lesher will begin on February 22. Read more.
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 13, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The State Library launched a competitive LSTA grant process this fall. We received 80 grant requests for a total of $1,966,074.98. A careful review process of all projects was conducted and a total of $413,416 was awarded to the following projects: Grantee Project...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 13, 2015 | Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized
Work is underway to build the new Access PA database! To date, six libraries/systems have volunteered to contribute their holdings and populate the new union catalog: Penn State University, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Chester County Library System, Dauphin County...