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PA SHARP: Recovery and Growth Grants

September 2, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

The PA Humanities’ PA SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan) grant program is offering up to $20,000 in flexible spending for either general operating and capacity building or program support.  PA organizations with a humanities-based mission and...

NEH, PHC Grants and Information From the Deputy Secretary

April 22, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

FROM:  Glenn R. Miller, Deputy Secretary for Libraries DATE:    April 21, 2020 RE: National Endowment for the Humanities Grants Available to Libraries Pennsylvania Humanities Council Grants Information and Questions National Endowment for the Humanities Grants Available to...

Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers

April 15, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council is currently accepting applications for its Pop-Up Grants for Cultural Producers program which is aimed at supporting libraries, museums, and cultural organizations in Pennsylvania seeking to launch virtual/distance-based humanities events, programs,...

Teen Reading Lounge

Apply to be Part of the Teen Reading Lounge Project

April 17, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

2019-21 TRL Application Announcement Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) invites public libraries to apply to be part of a special two-year Teen Reading Lounge project with the goals of increasing participation of youth ages 12 -18 in quality humanities experiences and increasing...

PHC’s Teen Reading Lounge

November 15, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest

Read about the Pennsylvania Humanities Council’s Teen Reading Lounge Kick Off! ...

Teen Reading Lounge

July 14, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest

Read about the Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) Teen Reading Lounge   ...

PHC Offers Heart & Soul

September 6, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) and the Orton Family Foundation are offering the Community Heart and Soul model to bring the humanities into a community’s planning process.  Learn more with their FREE webinar on September 27.  Additional information and registration...

Youth-Driven Civic Engagement

April 11, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest

Read the Pennsylvania Humanities Council post The Power of Youth-Driven Civic Engagement by Valerie Adams-Bass, a developmental psychologist. ...

6 Years of Data Show Results from Teen Reading Lounges

November 15, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest

The Pa Humanities Council shares how Teen Reading Lounges creates leadership and encourages community engagement for teens.  Read about it. ...

Teen Reading Lounges for 2016-2017

October 10, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council will provide funding, training, and technical support for 2016-17 Teen Reading Lounge programs! Read about it! ...