Meetings

Trustee Training – Great People Make Great Libraries: Mastering the Job of Library Trustee

April 15, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Saturday, June 8, 2019 – 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register here Registration and Coffee: 8:30 to 9 a.m. Presentation: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. How can Trustees generate strategies and actions that make public libraries more relevant and responsive to the life of the community? The key is...

Trustee Training Held on Strategic Planning

June 18, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

The southwest region’s multi-district trustee training was held Saturday, April 28th and featured Tish Mogan, Director of the Standards for Excellence Program at the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO). Since the overwhelming majority of public libraries...

Trustee Training with Pat Wagner Included Governance Model

May 15, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

submitted by: Susan Gardner, District Consultant Easton Area Public Library On May 4, 2018 the Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Reading Library districts held their annual Library Trustee Workshop. The title of the workshop was The Roles & Duties of Library Trustees, Directors,...

Session Notes: The Effective Facilitator

December 14, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

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 workshop or class....

Register Now for the PCBL Friends Institute

August 24, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries is proud to announce the upcoming 2016 Friends Institute. The Institute will be held Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. This is the third Friends Institute and is an opportunity to network with other Friends...

HOLD THIS DATE! October 8

August 16, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries is proud to announce the upcoming 2016 Friends Institute. The Institute will be held Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. This is the third Friends Institute and is an opportunity to network with other Friends...

February 2015 Professional Development Opportunities

February 3, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development

February 2 Ditching Dewey: Genrefication in your Library (TL Virtual Café) The TL Virtual Cafe is committed to creating conversations about teacher-librarians, educational technology, and collaborative connections to facilitate meaningful and lifelong learning skills. February...

Tools for More Effective Board Meetings (January 21, 2015)

January 11, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development

Wild Apricot is offering a free webinar, Tools for More Effective Board Meetings, on January 21 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm. Learn more and register. ...