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Book Fest PA Now!

July 8, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

BookFestPA, July 7-9, is virtual again this year.  Many local authors/illustrators will be located in the Virtual Tent.  A presentation by Charnaie Gordon, Drink & Draw with Brom, and a Conversation with J. Courtney Sullivan (Friends and Strangers) are scheduled events. ...

Rasmussen Featured in Schlow Podcast

December 2, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Schlow‘s Library podcast features the head of their IT Services, Nathaniel Rasmussen. Does your library offer a podcast?  Send a link to your podcast here to be shared with others in the Compendium.   ...

BookFest in State College July 13

July 8, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Read about BookFest 2019, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 13 under a tent in Schlow Centre Region Library’s parking lot. ...

Nov 15 Webinar – WiFi in the Park: Extending Services in Rural Areas; with Nathaniel Rasmussen

November 13, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Broadband, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Date:  Thu, Nov 15, 2018 Time:  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST Centre County is a rural area in Pennsylvania and the Schlow Centre Region Library is using a unique method to bring low-cost internet to help bridge the digital divide. Utilizing TV WhiteSpace — the unused bandwidth...

June and Brady

Workshops: Connecting With Elected Officials – Our Experience

November 9, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

by June Houghtaling, District Consultant, North Central Library District, and Brady Clemens, District Consultant, Central Pennsylvania Library District We all know how important it is for libraries to develop, maintain, and enhance strong relationships with our elected officials....

Schlow Library Podcast.

August 23, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

Schlow Centre Region Library has launched the Schlow Library Podcast. The first episode is now available through iTunes, Google Play Music, or at schlowlibrary.buzzsprout.com. The weekly podcast will feature interviews and news about events, happenings, and services at Schlow Centre...

Playing Games at Schlow

August 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News

Read about board games at the Schlow Centre Region Library! ...

Broadband Speed Test Bookmarks for Rural Patrons

July 6, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Nathaniel Rasmussen, Head of IT Services at Schlow Centre Region Library, is sharing bookmarks you can make available to your rural patrons to encourage them to take the Broadband Speed Test! The Broadband Speed Test will help map broadband access in PA! Access the bookmarks! Watch...

Nathaniel Rasmussen

Rasmussen is Mover and Shaker

March 19, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Broadband, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

  Nathaniel Rasmusen, Head of IT Services at the Schlow Centre Region Library in State College has been named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker! Read about Rassmussen as well as the TV White Space project in this Library Journal article.   ...

University and Public Library Partner on Book Return

January 11, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News

Read about the partnership between Schlow Library and Penn State Libraries. ...