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The State Library of Pennsylvania Announces New Resource for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities 

June 1, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

June 1, 2021   The State Library of Pennsylvania Announces New Resource for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities  Pennsylvanians with print disabilities will access services in a new virtual location. Harrisburg, PA – In collaboration with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and...

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Library’s Science Fiction Book Club Reaches Several Milestones

July 6, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

10 years, 6,500 members, and their 50th Interview     Middletown, PA: Ten years ago, on July 6, 2010, John Grayshaw created the Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) on Facebook. Grayshaw is the Library Director of Middletown Public Library a small, independent library in...

OCL Announcement: Extended Library Closure

March 23, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Health Focus, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

MEMO TO:  Public Library Directors; District Library Administrators and Consultants; System Administrators; Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development; Office of Commonwealth Libraries Staff cc: Statewide library email distribution lists at 4:00 pm on March 23, 2020 FROM:...

Library Journal 2020 Library of the Year Nominations

February 19, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Library Journal will award the 2020 Library of the Year Award to a “library that most profoundly demonstrates service to the community, creativity and innovating in developing specific community programs or has seen dramatic increase in library use and leadership in creating...

FREE Course Limited to 50 Individuals — Increasing Library Access and Inclusion: A Problem-Based Approach

January 22, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Are you interested in improving library access for people with disabilities? As part of an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Lifelong Learning Continuing Education grant, Infopeople, the Califa training arm, is collaborating with Syracuse University and Project ENABLE to offer...

Watch Video of Mark Lee and Learn About Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

November 22, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Health Focus, Immigration, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

A recent segment of Comcast Newsmakers in Pittsburgh featured Mark Lee, Library Services Administrator of  the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped. Watch the video [6:36 min] and learn about serving Pennsylvanians with print disabilities, ...

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Summer Maker Camps at Millvale Community Library 

July 15, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

  The Millvale Community Library makerspace is a vibrant place full of Maker camp activities this summer. Our free Maker camps include: art camp, music camp, fashion camp, Riverfront and environmental camp, space camp, and pottery camp. ( There are 10 slots available for each...

LJ’s Best Small Library Application Available

June 17, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Library Journal‘s annual award for the Best Small Library in America, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, honors the U.S. public library that demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less.  The deadline is July 2, 2019.  Access the guidelines. ...

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries Seeks Libraries for the Chat with a Librarian Service

May 20, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries seeks contributing libraries for the Chat with a Librarian service.  Chat with a Librarian (formerly known as Ask Here PA) has been providing 24/7/365 live chat reference since 2006, and this service is a core component of the POWER Library....

Obituary Index at Benson

April 9, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest

The Benson Memorial Library is excited to announce their newest online database: the Obituary Index! You can now search our obituary index online from anywhere in the world. It contains more than 18,000 listings. The Obituary Index can be accessed through the Benson Memorial Library...