by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | 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!
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | Library News, Resources of Interest
Scott Thomas, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS), a consortium that hosts and supports the open source, Evergreen-based SPARK ILS, announced that several new libraries migrated to SPARK in 2018 with additional libraries queued up for...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Library News, Rural and Small Libraries, Uncategorized
Are Dogs the New Library Cat? At Red Land Community Library in Etters, Pennsylvania, parents can sign children up for a 15-minute slot to read to a golden retriever. The dogs work on Saturdays, sitting contentedly while children choose a book to read aloud. Karen...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News
On October 27, the Penn Wynne Library held their second Alpacalypse! Two alpacas from Woodside Alpacas in Souderton, Pennsylvania arrived in a minivan with their handler/owner Carolyn Martin. Cocoa and Frosty paraded through the library into the meeting room,...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 13, 2018 | Library News
The Emmaus Public Library officially opened its new wing with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 8, 2018 and an Open House is planned for November 28, 2018 from 6 PM-8:30 PM to allow everyone time to explore their new space. The Emmaus Public Library serves as the...