by Compendium News Staff | Sep 23, 2019 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
Multi-District Staff Development Workshop: The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness Following the model of other regions throughout the Commonwealth, the Altoona, Central PA, and Johnstown Districts hosted Ryan Dowd, nationally sought after speaker and author of The...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 31, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Spend the day with Dr. Steve Albrecht, one of the nation’s leading experts on library safety and security and author of Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. This multi district workshop, The Challenging Patron Workshop: Library Security,...
by Compendium News Staff | May 30, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Karen Cullings, Interim Executive Director of the Dauphin County Library System, Randie Yeager, Human Services Director with the Dauphin County Human Services Department, Lisa Howald, Library Manager of the McCormick Riverfront Library, discuss conflict resolution in...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Date: Friday, August 17 9 am – 1 pm Location: Blair County Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA 16602 Dealing with challenging people and situations can be a fact of life, particularly while working in a public library. This interactive session...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 19, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Date: August 27 9:00am-4:00pm Location: Holiday Inn Wilkes-Barre – East Mountain 600 Wildflower Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Presented by: Ryan Dowd, Author of The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach to Solving Problems,...