by Compendium News Staff | Jul 15, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Congressman John Joyce held a roundtable on Alzheimer’s Disease at the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library. Library Director Janet Eldred shared her personal story. Watch WJAC’s coverage.
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 16, 2018 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News
Friends Institute 2017 The 4th Annual Friends Institute sponsored by Pennsylvania Citizens For Better Libraries was held on September 11, a sunny autumn Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Grantville PA. Over 80 members of Friends of Libraries organizations, trustees and...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 15, 2017 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The STAR Library Network (STAR_Net) reports that over 7,000 libraries are hosting eclipse events! Check out this map for locations. Libraries across Pennsylvania are planning events and providing special glasses for their patrons. Here’s a sample of what some...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 14, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
It ‘s not often that Pennsylvania libraries are highlighted by the Smithsonian. What caught their interest this time? Ukuleles! Thanks to Melanie Ramsey, children’s librarian at the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, libraries across Pennsylvania are...