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Apply to become a STEM Ambassador

January 16, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Consider applying for the 2020 Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program.  The deadline is January 24, 2020. The Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program is made possible through PSAYDN, with training support from the Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC) and STEM Education Coalition,...

Register Now for the PCBL Friends Institute

August 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries is proud to announce the upcoming 2019 Friends Institute The Institute will be held Saturday, September 28, 2019, at the Genetti Hotel and Suites in Williamsport, PA.  This is the sixth Friends Institute and is an opportunity to network...

WebJunction Content and Upcoming Webinars

July 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Professional Development, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Highlighted Content on WebJunction Encouraging Motivation in the Workplace: Employees with a high level of motivation at work have a positive impact on overall organizational success, but the topic of motivation is complex. Encouraging Motivation in the Workplace will help supervisors...

Updated Course on Weeding

July 3, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

WebJunction has an updated FREE  course on weeding! Key learning objectives of this course include: Developing clarity and decisiveness around the reasons for weeding your library collection. Identifying print and online resources to aid in planning an effective weeding...

WebJunction Content and Webinars

June 12, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

WebJunction’s FREE, online course catalog has 55 self-paced courses on library topics, as well as over 280 curated webinar recordings ready and available when you are. Explore the catalog today! Highlighted Content on WebJunction  Customer Service in Libraries: Meeting Evolving...

Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development

July 16, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development The mission of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) is to formulate plans, recommend policy, and advocate for strong library services and initiatives that enable all Pennsylvanians to be inspired and...

Weeding Questions Answered!

August 10, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

WebJunction has content!  Check out this WebJunction page on weeding: Seven Answers to Seven Weeding Questions Deciding how to weed your library’s collection can be daunting. Decisions about criteria and policies are important to address to provide guidance and clarity to...

Sarah Meitzler

Session Notes: Annual PaLA Conference

January 27, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the workshop or class....

Michelle Georgetti

Moving PA Forward: Join in the Fight against Suicide

September 6, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In 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 Prevention Week (September...

PA Public Library Broadband Connectivity Project Results

February 14, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Broadband, Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Thanks for your interest and participation in the yearlong PA Public Library Broadband Connectivity project which ran from Jan 2014-Jan 2015.  The project had 3 main outcomes: Training: Tech Summit, 10 Sessions of Broadband 101, and 5 Webinars Assessments: 256 Self-Assessments...