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PA Forward: Challenge Your Readers! Reading Challenges and Your Library

September 13, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In 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 a...

Upcoming WebJunction Webinars and Course Information

January 27, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

As worker in a Pennsylvania library, you have access to these FREE professional development opportunities:  WebJunction courses, webinars as well as archived webinars and SkillPort. WebJunction Courses In the latest free WebJunction self-paced course, Leaving Fort Ref: Reaching...

Sarah Applegate

Maker Mondays

October 16, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

Sarah Applegate by Sarah Applegate Currently Reading: The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett I recently took on a full-time youth services position within my library and now find myself having to plan programs for birth to teen. Preschool and teen programming is easy for me....

Social Media Infographics

September 24, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Resources of Interest

Beth Kantner offers social media infographics on her Pinterest site Social Media Research, Data, and Stats. Read Kantner’s latest blog. ...

Pew Provides Statistics on Top Social Media Sites of 2014

January 19, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Data, Resources of Interest

Pew Research Internet Project provides a social media update for 2014 showing that Facebook is the most popular social media site for the 81% of Americans who are on the Internet.  Learn more by accessing the full report. ...

Connellsville

January 17, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

Carnegie Free Library of Connellsville offers classes on Pinterest and use of iPads. ...