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Glenn R. Miller

Guidelines for Statewide Library Card Program

September 9, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Access PA, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, State Aid

I am pleased to announce that the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) approved a new set of Guidelines for the Statewide Library Card System. Last updated in 1999, the new guidelines are more concise, offer greater clarity about the program for library staff...

Teen Reading Lounge

Apply to be Part of the Teen Reading Lounge Project

April 17, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

2019-21 TRL Application Announcement Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) invites public libraries to apply to be part of a special two-year Teen Reading Lounge project with the goals of increasing participation of youth ages 12 -18 in quality humanities experiences and increasing...

Keystone Grants for Public Libraries Opens 2019 Cycle

February 12, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

The Keystone grant program provides funds to sponsoring municipalities for up to 50 percent of eligible project costs to plan, acquire, construct or rehabilitate public libraries as outlined in the program’s general guidelines.  Examples of fundable projects include, but are...

Draft Statewide Library Card Guidelines: Your Comments Needed

November 7, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Access PA, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Over the past two years, the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) has been working with library leaders across the state to review and update its Guidelines for the Statewide Library Card program.  Sometimes called the Access Pennsylvania statewide library...

American Creed Community Conversations Programming Grants

September 26, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Public libraries invited to apply for American Creed Community Conversations programming grants| The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with Citizen Film and the National Writing Project, invites public libraries to apply for programming grants to host community...

Do You Process Interlibrary Loan Requests? Or Oversee Staff that Do?

June 3, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

If so, this free webinar is for you! Title:      Unlocking the Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States Date:     Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Time:     2pm EDT – 3pm EDT The newly revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States and its Explanatory Supplement are...