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4th Annual Friends Institute

January 16, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In 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 board member...

East Berlin Community Library to Receive National Award

January 16, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Immigration, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

The East Berlin Community Library will receive the Baker & Taylor Audio Music/Video Product Award in support of a project named “TeleText,” a combination of television and text. The library’s goal is to create a subtitled video collection for children. This specific collection...