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Grant: Libraries Build Business

December 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

The American Library Association, with the support of Google.org, is launching an initiative to identify and scale successful entrepreneurship programs in public libraries across the US and create learning resources for any library to support entrepreneurs in its community. Awards...

Resources and Tips for an Accurate Census Count

November 22, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Data, Immigration, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Over $100 million federal dollars go to libraries each year, with distribution to states based on population.  The Census results will affect at least $1 Billion of library funding over the next decade.  Access this ALA report or go directly to the Counting for Dollars site. What...

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

October 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Prevention approaches and intervention, laws and policies, infographics and other resources are available at stopbullying.gov .     ...

WebJunction Offerings

August 29, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

WebJunction’s free, online course catalog has 55 self-paced courses on library topics, as well as over 260 curated webinar recordings ready and available when you are. AND WebJunction courses and webinars provide CE Hours for library staff in PA libraries!  Explore the catalog...

Nature Backpack

Collaboration Launches Interactive Nature Program for Allegheny County Children and Families

August 26, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest

Themed backpacks used to explore and learn about the many forms of nature in backyards and the region’s green spaces Pittsburgh (May 28, 2019) – The Allegheny County Library Association, Allegheny County Parks, Allegheny Land Trust and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy are...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Training Program (NTP)

June 12, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Registration is OPEN 2019 National Training Program (NTP) Workshops REGISTER NOW Registration for the 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Training Program (NTP) workshops is open. To help you plan, the cities and dates for the workshops are listed below....

Resources from Teachers First

April 8, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Teachers First offers a classroom planning calendar, free in-service materials and more.  This month their Update features Autism and Financial Literacy resources. ...

Susan McClellan with equipment

Millvale Communiy Library Wins Limitless Libraries Grant from Microsoft

March 20, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest

Millvale Community Library was recently selected as one of 20 recipients of the new Microsoft Limitless Library Fund. The Limitless Libraries grant is designed to enrich the learning experience at public or school libraries and foster Mixed Reality adoption in education. The grant...

Free Webinars During Open Education Week at Millersville

March 6, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Millersville University’s second annual celebration of Open Education Week will be held on March 4 to March 8, 2019. The webinars are free but registration is required.  You may find recordings on Millersville’s Open Education Week website.  Other years are also accessible. The...

Pa Library Association Provides National Library Week Media Toolkit

March 1, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

The Public Relations and Marketing Committee of the Pennsylvania Library Association is pleased to offer a media toolkit to be used for celebrating National Library Week in April. The National Library Week 2019 toolkit is now available on the Pennsylvania Library Association’s...