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PALS Applications Open

January 12, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Applications are now open for both the Leadership Academy and Directors’ Institute by PALS (Pennsylvania Library Association Academy of Leadership Studies)! Deadline to apply is March 5 for those interested in asking for a sponsorship from a PaLA chapter or other financial assistance....

Jessica Miller

RIPL: Using Your Library to Make Your Community Better

January 30, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

  by Jessica Miller, Coordinator, Washington County Library System Do you want to be able to better prepare your patrons based on where your community is heading?  This was the focus of the Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL) Conference in August. At RIPL, we learned...

PA Library Association’s Leadership Academy Invests in Librarians, Staff 10 Years Strong

November 27, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Association’s professional development tracks help librarians, staff and volunteers support library’s efforts in local communities Mechanicsburg, PA (November 27, 2018) – For the last decade, the Pennsylvania Library Association has been helping to develop librarians into...

Registration is Open for the Southwest Libraries Confluence

August 1, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development

Registration is open for the Southwest Libraries Confluence, a one-day workshop for library staff from Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties. Join us at Citizens Library in Washington, PA on Friday, August 18 from 9:00am-4:00pm for an inspiring...

Jesscia Miller

Session Notes: National Nonprofit Leadership Conference

July 26, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development

This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the workshop or class....