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Share PA Library Insights on Digital Skills Training and Digital Equity

January 20, 2023 By Carrie Cleary In Broadband, Equity, Inclusion, Workforce

Many libraries in Pennsylvania are doing important work to help people build digital skills. Pennsylvania libraries and organizations are encouraged to share feedback and information to inform future planning using the Request for Information (RFI) below. Please share your professional...

PDE Building Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Neighborhood Roadmap

May 4, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries

Greetings, Pennsylvania libraries!      As a valued library leader, you are invited to a special preview of the PDE Building Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Neighborhood Roadmap on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, from 1-2 P.M.  Please save that date to join us for this important...

2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book

July 7, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Data, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Access the the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book.  The Data Book describes how children were  faring prior to the corona virus pandemic.  An Interactive Data Book is also online. as well as other publications. ...

Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program

June 22, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Applications are being accepted for the Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program.  This is an education policy leadership program for education, community, policy and advocacy leaders. ...

Stacey Mulligan

Children and the 2020 Census

December 20, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Young children (ages 0-5) are considered “hard-to-count” because the Census Bureau finds them challenging to interview, locate or contact! Cultural and linguistic barriers only compound this issue.  Libraries across the United States are responding in innovative ways. In Phoenix,...

Unconference Open to ALL in Philadelphia

June 18, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Hack Education, the Unconference, will be held on Saturday, June 22, at Loews Philadelphia Hotel – Washington Ballroom, 1200 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 This FREE education unconference had been part of a series of grass-roots activities called ISTE Unplugged but, this...

State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program

May 30, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Rural and Small Libraries

The State Farm Neighborhood Assist® program awards $25,000 grants to 40 nonprofit organizations to help fund neighborhood projects involved in Education, Safety, and Community Development. They are accepting 2,000 submissions starting June 5th. 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...

Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development

July 16, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development The mission of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) is to formulate plans, recommend policy, and advocate for strong library services and initiatives that enable all Pennsylvanians to be inspired and...

Early Childhood Education Webinars

May 22, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Source for Learning offers FREE Early Childhood Education Webinars and Presentations. ...