by Compendium News Staff | Oct 20, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
Program works to increase institutional capacity for continued community engagement; Creates opportunities for access for residents Mechanicsburg, PA – Highlighting Pennsylvania libraries and their roles in powering progress throughout the state, the PA Library...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson With some embarrassment, I start this article with the admission that my first introduction to PA Forward was through my experience as a PALS attendee this June. There was so much talk about PaLA’s PA Forward, and I sat mutely, racking my brain to...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 9, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward
by Michelle Muro Orange is the New Black Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, came to the Scranton Cultural Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 to talk about her book and discuss what it was like spending a year in a women’s prison. The sold-out event was...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 8, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson, Education & Learning Design Librarian, Library and Technology Services Lehigh University In June of this year, 15 librarians gathered in a Harrisburg conference center over three and a half days as participants in PaLA’s Pennsylvania...
by Compendium News Staff | May 25, 2016 | PA Forward
By Angie Andre I get very excited when I learn about a new gadget that we could use in a library Maker Program. I can see the possibility and the excitement that this shiney new technology will bring to patrons young and old. Then I look at the price tag, the...