by Compendium News Staff | Aug 14, 2016 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest
Learn about Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement, released by Harvard Family Research Project and the Public Library Association, is a call to action for libraries. Read more.
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 5, 2016 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
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...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2016 | Resources of Interest
Sixty-two percent of local libraries offer online career or job related resources, 35% of local libraries offer GED prep courses and materials and 33% offer programs on starting a new business. Although seventy-six percent of adults say libraries serve the learning...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 5, 2016 | Children's Services, Professional Development
The second of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences, Library as Classroom,” will be held on June 15th, 2016, from 3:00pm-6:00pm EST. “Libraries of all kinds serve as formal and informal creative classrooms, supporting learners by employing emerging...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 25, 2015 | Data, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
By Adam Balcziunas As you probably already know, information literacy (IL) is one of five “essential literacies” identified by PA Forward that all Pennsylvanians need in order to succeed in the various aspects of their lives. Last October, I wrote about the...