by Compendium News Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward
Melissa Correll Last January, Jessica Oberlin, Instructional Services Librarian at Lycoming College’s Snowden Library, coordinated the Created Equal Symposium, a series of film screenings and roundtable discussions designed to bring the community together and open...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 29, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Ashley Flynn The start of a new year is a natural time of rebirth and reinvention. Many people make resolutions for all of the ways they plan to improve themselves over the coming year, like losing ten pounds or getting organized. These resolutions are strides...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Those kids are hungry…Feed them! The Summer Lunch program is FREE! Contact the Summer Food Service Program in January to make plans for this summer. Read Leslie LaBarte’s post below What’s holding you back? No kitchen? You can contract to have...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 6, 2015 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Hour of Code starts December 7 and goes through December 13! The Hour of Code site offers numerous resources for learning. Also check out this TeachersFirst post, which provides sites to help teachers and students learn about coding.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 4, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News
The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls has been awarded a Curiosity Creates Grant from the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The library is one of 77 public libraries in the United States awarded the grant,...