by Compendium News Staff | May 3, 2016 | Children's Services, School Libraries
The Library of Congress and Mid-Atlantic Public Libraries Kick Off a Summer Essay Contest! Rising 5th and 6th Graders are asked to write about “A Book That Shaped Me.” Public libraries in Pennsylvania, DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia who want...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 6, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Read about the AAPB Online Reading Room and access to nearly 7,000 digitized historic audio and video programs dating from the late 1940s through the present. The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) Project is a partnership of WGBH and the Library of...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 6, 2015 | Resources of Interest
The Library of Congress is celebrating its 10 millionth page of Chronicling America, their free, online searchable database of historical U.S. newspapers. See what and who you can find! Tell your patrons about it! Related Link: Digitized Pennsylvania...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 29, 2015 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Access the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) guidelines for 2016. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 14, 2016. Program awardees participate in the creation of a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Resources of Interest
Will we see you at the National Book Festival? The National Book Festival will be held in Washington, DC on September 5th and 6th and is held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Learn more!