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Summer Food!! It’s Not Too Late!

May 22, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, Summer Food Service Program

Learning does not end when school lets out; neither does the need for good nutrition.  YOUR LIBRARY CAN HELP!   Become a site or a sponsor for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).  This year’s application deadline is June 15. Learn more here! Engage your community–Engage...

It’s Not Too Late for Children in Your Community! More Libraries Offer Summer Food to Children–June 15 is Deadline!

June 13, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Summer Food Service Program

Read about the Bucks County Free Library and the Bensalem, Levittown Libraries offering FREE food to children!  The community is liking and sharing the information about the summer food program on the library’s Facebook pages too–over 100 ‘likes’ and over...

Leslie LaBarte Recognized

May 30, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Summer Food Service Program

Leslie LaBarte, District Consultant for the Warren Library Association, received a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) award for her work with the Summer Food Service Program.   Read about the libraries in the Seneca Library District that will offer snacks this summer. Check...

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You Still Have Time to Feed Those Kids!

May 23, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, Summer Food Service Program

Want to offer breakfast, lunch or just a snack to kids in the library during the summer?   Learn about the Summer Food Service Program!  Check out this flier! You can apply until June 15th! Contact Mary Ringenberg, Education Administration Specialist and get signed up! Phone:...

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Letter to Pennsylvania Librarians

December 20, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program

December 2016 Dear Pennsylvania Librarians, On September 29, 2015, Governor Tom Wolf signed an Executive Order establishing the Governor’s Food Security Partnership, which is comprised of secretaries and representatives from the departments of Aging, Agriculture, Community and...