by Compendium News Staff | Feb 9, 2017 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Three awards totaling $250,000 are being offered by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards program. Applications are due no later than March 31 at midnight EST. If you are part of an organization doing exemplary work in literacy or know of an organization that...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 16, 2017 | Accessibility, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Immigration, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The East Berlin Community Library will receive the Baker & Taylor Audio Music/Video Product Award in support of a project named “TeleText,” a combination of television and text. The library’s goal is to create a subtitled video collection for children. This...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 22, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News
Jeanie Sluck’s Work for Literacy Cited Jeanie Sluck, director of the Taylor Community Library, was honored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association with its “Celebrate Literacy Award” during the Association’s 50th Anniversary Dinner recently. Sluck was...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Submitted by Mina C. Edmondson, District Consultant, York County York County Libraries was recently named a Project Outcome Early Adopter. In the winter of 2016 York County Libraries conducted surveys of the parents and caregivers who attend Early Childhood Literacy...
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...
