by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2016 | Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest
Check the data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) recently released 2013 Public Libraries in the United States Survey. The report provides local, state, and national information about the nation’s 9,000 public libraries and their...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward
by Melissa Correll Saturday mornings are usually pretty quiet at Lycoming College’s Snowden Library. On Saturday, February 6th, however, groups of students convened around the fireplace to read aloud and raise money for a great cause. This February marked the...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 23, 2016 | Children's Services, PA Forward
*Remembering winter…. by Angie Andre At Tredyffrin Public Library we usually see fewer younger patrons during the colder months of the year. February is sometimes a slow month, but not this year. We made one major change and it made a big difference. We promoted...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 23, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Ashley Flynn, Paying for higher education can be a real struggle. For students and their families, the financial ramifications of a college education can present an overwhelming obstacle. Libraries of all types can form a free partnership to help present...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 13, 2016 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, PA Digital Collections
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering Common Heritage grants, which will support both the digitization of cultural heritage materials and the organization of public programming at community events that explore these materials as a window on a...
