by Compendium News Staff | Nov 2, 2016 | PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Michelle Georgetti First, a Word on Acronyms It has occurred to me that librarians love acronyms. However, I find it important to stress that we should perhaps limit (and define) our acronyms for events and programs. As a student of Pennsylvania Academy of...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 27, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Michelle Muro It’s that time of year again. In my humble opinion, one of the best times of the year – Banned Books Week! As librarians, we understand the importance of this annual event celebrating the freedom to read. I’d like to take a look at different...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 6, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest
by Michelle Muro An Uncomfortable Topic Suicide. How often do you talk about it in your library? While researching for this article, I realized the difficulty in finding library programs on suicide prevention or awareness. Since this week is National Suicide...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 8, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson, Education & Learning Design Librarian, Library and Technology Services Lehigh University In June of this year, 15 librarians gathered in a Harrisburg conference center over three and a half days as participants in PaLA’s Pennsylvania...
