by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2017 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest
The IMLS has announced the release of a new publication: Making + Learning in Museums and Libraries: A Practitioner’s Guide and Framework, which identifies conditions to support learning in makerspaces. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh will launch a MOOC (massive...
by Compendium News Staff | May 16, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Resources of Interest
Check out Unfolding History at Your Library on WebJunction. This nationwide project from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC, is excavating the evidence for what was possible for Americans to have known about the Holocaust as it was...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 7, 2016 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Read about #ColorOurCollections, a campaign which made FREE coloring books available online from the artwork in museums and libraries. The OpenCulture.com post lists the collections where you can still access and download the coloring books.
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 10, 2015 | Accessibility, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
WebJunction reports that “It’s been 25 years since the passage of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), and a new webinar series enlists advocates and experts to explore issues of accessibility and inclusion from the perspective of visitors, staff and...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 8, 2015 | Library News, Uncategorized
West Oak Lane Library, a branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, hosted the Lest We Forget Museum’s travelling tour.