by Compendium News Staff | Sep 19, 2016 | Health Focus, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
By: Susan Sentz September is a busy month for libraries with Library Card Signup Month, Banned Books Week and many other month related promotions. With so much going on it is hard to program for everything and other worthy observance month topics get lost along...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 13, 2016 | Children's Services, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
By Elizabeth Hess If you’ve ever browsed Pinterest, scrolled through Facebook, or used any social media platforms, you’ve probably encountered “reading challenges.” Reading challenges can serve a variety of purposes- from encouraging participants to simply read...
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 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
by Jasmine Woodson With some embarrassment, I start this article with the admission that my first introduction to PA Forward was through my experience as a PALS attendee this June. There was so much talk about PaLA’s PA Forward, and I sat mutely, racking my brain to...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 22, 2016 | Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward
By: Susan Sentz Looking for something different to hold at your library? Why not make it a club? Book clubs are a great program for your library to get patrons coming back each month; so it’s time to capitalize on this by creating other clubs for patrons to keep them...