by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2020 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 23, 2020 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 19, 2020 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 22, 2020 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 22, 2019 | 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...
