by Compendium News Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Ryan Dowd, a nationally sought after speaker and author of The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness, led a four hour workshop for 60 librarians and library staff of the five county Lehigh Valley region in eastern PA on August 5, 2019. Ryan serves as the Executive...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 18, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Multi-District Staff Development Workshop: Effectively Dealing with Challenging Individuals Dealing with challenging people and situations can be a fact of life, particularly while working in a public library. The Central Pennsylvania, Altoona, and Johnstown districts...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 29, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
More than 70 library staff members from the Northeast, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Library Districts earned six CE hours for their attendance at the multidistrict workshop, Library Patrons: Practical Tools for Resolving (& Preventing) Problems. Presenter Ryan Dowd...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 12, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Date: Friday, August 17 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main 4400 Forbes Ave Register at this link Please join us for a day of learning and sharing built for library staff at all levels and libraries of all sizes from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Date: Friday, August 17 9 am – 1 pm Location: Blair County Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA 16602 Dealing with challenging people and situations can be a fact of life, particularly while working in a public library. This interactive session...