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US Census Count Begins January 21st

January 16, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The 2020 Census will officially begin Jan. 21st, 2020 in the Alaska Native village of Toksook Bay, Alaska, on the Bering Sea! Libraries in Pennsylvania have been preparing for months. Read how Blasco Library in Erie hosted a Census Ambassador Training! One of the best ways to...

Erie Builds Partnerships with PA Forward

November 26, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Erie County Public Library (ECPL) is embracing PA Forward as the framework by which they are building partnerships to enhance services for patrons and to reach non-traditional library users. Their efforts focus on bridging the gaps in Basic, Information, Civic and Social, Health...

Libraries Blazing Star-Aligned Trails Throughout Pennsylvania

July 22, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Pennsylvania Library Association recognizes libraries for PA ForwardTM Star achievements earned between April 1 and June 30, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA (July 22, 2019) – The Pennsylvania Library Association just announced the 2019 second quarter PA ForwardTM Star Library awardees....

New Director at Erie

April 11, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

Blane Dessy will be the new director at the Erie County Public Library. Read the the article on GoErie.com. ...

GAC Profile: Robert M. Gallivan

February 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Robert Gallivan, PhD, is a lay member the Governor’s Advisory Council from Erie. He is on the bylaw committee and has served on the legislative committee, as well as others. Gallivan is a retired Organic Chemist. He earned a PhD in organic chemistry from Purdue University...

Erie County Library Staff to Present at Jefferson Educational Foundation

September 4, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Resources of Interest

Erin Wincek, Executive Director of the Erie County Public Library, and staff members Jude Shingle, Andrew Miller, and Chanel Cook, will present Public Libraries: Breaking Barriers, Building Connections on September 11 as part of the Jefferson Educational Foundation lecture series. ...

OCL News: STEM and Public Libraries

January 2, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest

Erie County Launches Idea Lab In October 2017, I was very happy to attend the grand opening of the Erie County Public Library’s Idea Lab at the Blasco Library. Begun under the leadership of former library director Mary Rennie and completed by her successor, Erin Wincek, the...

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