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SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Issues for Museums and Libraries

June 3, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Disaster Preparedness and Response, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, Uncategorized

IMLS will host its second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) webinar Tuesday, June 9 at 3:00 PM featuring Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Development Coordinator Noah Brod to discuss the SBA’s and the Treasury Department’s recent interim final rule providing guidance...

Kinbercon to be held in Philadelphia Early April

March 2, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Kinbercon will be held April 1-3 .  It is Pennsylvania’s only statewide IT conference bringing together leaders in education, libraries, government, healthcare, economic development and technology to share ideas and success stories. Learn more. ...

KINBERCON 2019 Inclusivity Scholarship Deadline

February 13, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Broadband, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

KINBERCON 2019 Date:  April 1-3, 2019 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia, PA Inclusivity Scholarship Deadline Reminder   The deadline to submit a 2019 Inclusivity Scholarship (formerly the Diversity Scholarship) application is fast...

Broadband and Job Growth in PA

April 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

The January/February issue of Broadband Communities featured Pennsylvania in their Broadband Assistance Drives Job Growth article. Libraries are mentioned. ...

Meghan Lynch

Workforce Stakeholders Meet in Chester County

December 1, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

  Meghan Lynch Business Outreach Librarian Chester County Library On November 15, 2017 The Chester County Library Economic Development hosted 44 attendees from 16 community organizations and representatives from libraries throughout Chester County at a workforce development...

Rob Lesher (left) accepting award for east Berlin Community Library

Session Notes: Project Outcome, Harry Potter Alliance, and Programming Librarian at ALA

September 6, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the workshop or class....

WJ Webinars: *Supporting Small Business Development and *Teen Programming (Skills for Teen Parenting)

August 24, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, School Libraries

Consider the following two FREE WebJunction Webinars If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the course catalog. Support Small Business Development at Your Library Thursday, September 15, 2016 ♦ 3 pm Eastern  ♦...

Federal Government Webinars, Recordings and Tools: What Can You Discover? Presidential Papers, Health Info and Programming for Your Community and MORE!

May 1, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

The Federal Depository Library Program offers webinars.  Past recording are also available. Check out the following recorded webinars: Depository Library Community Webinars Webinars on various topics conducted by FDLP community members. Examples: StatsAmerica – A Portal to Apps...