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PA Department of Education Explores STEM Careers During Science in the Summer at Newtown Public Library

July 6, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Pennsylvania, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, State Aid

PA Department of Education Explores STEM Careers During Science in the Summer at Newtown Public Library Newtown Square, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Education Executive Deputy Secretary Dr. Debora Carrera today visited Newtown Public Library for Be a Biologist, part of the...

Apply for the 2022 Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program

December 6, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Developing STEM Policy Leaders in Pennsylvania Applications are open for the 2022 cohort of the Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador program, a 10-month advocacy training program targeted to leaders in business, education, out-of-school time and/or other STEM-related fields to meet directly...

FREE Program: Creating Collaborative STEM Learning Environments

March 19, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Build your confidence and learn how to facilitate STEM into a library setting.  Toni Stith of the Carnegie Science Center will discuss how to create a collaborative STEM learning environment and the resource materials that you’ll need for children aged 10-14. In the morning ...

Apply to be a Sparkfun Community Partner

July 7, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest

SparkFun is awarding selected applicants on a monthly basis with a Community Partnership Program sponsorship package (donation of hardware, expertise or money)! Learn more. ...

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Session Notes: Annual PaLA Conference

January 27, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

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....

STEM Maker Passes now available at Lancaster Public Libraries and the Bookmobile!

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

  submitted by Mary Ann Heltshe-Steinhauer LSTA grant for STEM Maker Pass Partnership – A Technical Educational Resource November, 2016 – The Library System of Lancaster County has officially launched a new partnership with Lancaster-based make717 Innovation Center resources....

Technology in Practice: Learn it, Try it on May 16th

April 27, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Uncategorized

The South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association invites you to attend its spring workshop – Technology in Practice: Learn it, Try it – on Monday, May 16, 2016 at HACC McCormick Library in Harrisburg, PA. Workshop topics to include: practical application...

Libraries Ready to Code

April 27, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, School Libraries

  “American Library Association (ALA) and Google, Inc. are launching the “Libraries Ready to Code” project to investigate the current nature of coding activities in public and school libraries for youth and broaden the reach and scope of this work.  Read more about...

The Quarryville Library Receives Rural Gateways Grant for STEM Programming in Community

April 24, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

Quarryville, PA (April 21, 2016) Quarryville Library is pleased to announce it has received a $3,500 National Science Foundation grant from the Califa Library Group to provide science-based programs for adults.  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) and STEAM (Science,...

NLM Provides Health Literacy and Webinars on Technology and K-12 Health and Science Resources

April 18, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Read about health literacy and resources from this National Library of Medicine post.   The National Library of Medicine’s health literacy resources span a spectrum for health literacy practitioners, researchers, and consumers. Contact Your MAR Liaison if you want to learn...