by Compendium News Staff | May 13, 2022 | Academic Libraries, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
May 11, 2022 Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that Pennsylvania’s public electronic library, POWER Library, has acquired 350 new e-books for users to explore, bringing the total of available titles to approximately...
by Compendium News Staff | May 4, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Greetings, Pennsylvania libraries! As a valued library leader, you are invited to a special preview of the PDE Building Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Neighborhood Roadmap on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, from 1-2 P.M. Please save that date to join us for this...
by Compendium News Staff | May 3, 2022 | Academic Libraries, BLD News, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Office of Commonwealth Libraries is working with QualityMetrics Inc. on a new Five-Year Plan as required by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The plan will guide all the work of Office of Commonwealth...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 12, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Library News, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Message from: Mary Garm, Chair Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development: The Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) is pleased to announce that Susan Banks has been appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary of Education,...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 5, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, School Libraries, Uncategorized
The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) is the only federal program exclusively for libraries. It is administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS uses a population driven formula to distribute funds to states through its Grants to...