by Compendium News Staff | Oct 30, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Immigration, Professional Development
First webinar starts Thursday November 1, 2018 3:00pm EST Butte County Library and USA Learns have teamed up to provide a webinar series to introduce FREE online courses on Citizenship and English as a Second Language. Libraries Helping Immigrants, Services for...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 14, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Asset Mapping to Better Serve the Immigrant Community WebJunction Webinar: July 17 3:00pm-4:00pm Register As of 2016, more than 43 million immigrants were living in the US, and that number is growing. Immigration can breathe new life...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog. Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Asset Mapping to Better Serve the Immigrant Community Tuesday, July...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 28, 2018 | Immigration, Library News, Resources of Interest
Check out the services Osterhout Free Library provides to immigrants in this Citizens’ Voice article.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 6, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
IMLS reports that “more than 55 percent of new Americans use the public library at least once a week. Libraries serve as a gateway to citizenship, English language learning, and civic engagement and offer educational materials and training resources on...