by Compendium News Staff | Jun 20, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Professional Development, School Libraries
By Ashley Flynn One short year ago, my group mates and I were immersed in a professional development workshop unlike any other. We graduated from PALS, the PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies, with the 2015 class. On the surface, this workshop is designed to increase...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward
by Melissa Correll Saturday mornings are usually pretty quiet at Lycoming College’s Snowden Library. On Saturday, February 6th, however, groups of students convened around the fireplace to read aloud and raise money for a great cause. This February marked the...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 9, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Melissa Correll Mark your calendars: the week of Monday, February 22nd to Friday, February 26th is Fair Use Week! Fair Use Week is a new initiative that aims to raise awareness of fair use issues. It first grew out of the Harvard campus in 2014, and is now...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward
Melissa Correll Last January, Jessica Oberlin, Instructional Services Librarian at Lycoming College’s Snowden Library, coordinated the Created Equal Symposium, a series of film screenings and roundtable discussions designed to bring the community together and open...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2015 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward
by Melissa Correll At the PaLA Annual Conference in October, I attended a presentation by Lisa Erickson and Amy Krize Suveg (PaLA PR/Marketing Committee) and Teri Hurst and Joe Knezic (PPO&S). Their presentation, “How to Use the PA Forward Brand, and Keep Your...
