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National Writing Contest Launches to Engage Communities with Literature

September 26, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

Public Library Association seeks stories on courage, offering winners up to $1,000 and the opportunity to be published in Short Story Dispensers worldwide (CHICAGO) – Sept. 25, 2018 – America’s libraries are home to countless volumes and voices...

Join the POV Community Network and Engage Your Community

April 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

Join Point of View’s (POV) Community Network to gain FREE access to more than 90 of POV’s award-winning films and digital projects. Discover discussion guides, standards-aligned lesson plans, reading lists and other resources. Learn more! ...

Webinar: Health Information in Many Languages

March 23, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

HealthReach: Health Information in Many Languages – March 28, 2:00-3:00 PM ET – Register for the next session of NNLM Resource Picks, a FREE collaborative, bimonthly, webcast series that highlights resources from the National Library of Medicine. HealthReach offers easy...

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TrueFLIX is Now Available

August 3, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

  TrueFLIX is now available!  However, it is only available when you update your e-resource links.   While all library types are welcome to update their e-resource links at this time, we especially encourage public libraries to update their links prior to the return of over...

Professional Development Opportunities in January

January 2, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Find professional development opportunities in January by topic or date at WebJunction.  Go through the list and be amazed about the topics offered! Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and  WebJunction’s course catalog.   All WebJunction courses and webinars...

Hour of Code

December 6, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Check out the events of this Hour of Code week and learn more about this Computer Science Education week initiative!  Consider using the FREE learning resources, which are available year round.  Games and lessons by grade level are available. ...

Professional Development Opportunities in December

December 1, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Find professional development opportunities in December by topic or date at WebJunction.  Go through the list and be amazed about the topics offered! Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and  WebJunction’s course catalog.   All WebJunction courses and webinars...

Four Ways to Reach Entrepreneurs in Your Community

September 28, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Sign up for the WebJunction webinar Support Small Business Development at Your Library! If you are looking for an impressive number of resources, templates and ideas on how to reach and serve entrepreneurs at your library, then look no further than the webinar  Support Small Business...

NLM Webinars on K-12 Resources

September 2, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Two webinars on the FREE K-12 resources from the National Library of Medicine will be held.  They are sponsored by your Regional Medical Library, NN/LM MAR: NLM’s Online Playground: K-12 Science and Health Education Resources: Elementary School Sponsored by MAR / 60 minute...

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Session Notes: Makerspace Bootcamp – to Learn is to Play!

August 18, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

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....