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Libraries Can Apply for Odessey of the Mind Jump Start Grant

August 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Odyssey of the Mind, the international K-12 creative problem-solving program, welcomes libraries to sponsor teams! For over 40 years, the Odyssey of the Mind program has encouraged divergent thinking while giving students a creative outlet wherein they develop artistic, budgeting,...

Harry Potter Celebration at Somerset

February 25, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, School Libraries

Somerset County Library is having a celebration of the Harry Potter series: Exhibition: Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine This traveling exhibition was developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine and will be...

STEM and STEAM Resources

December 13, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Highlighted WebJunction Content: Resources for STEM/STEAM Projects and Programs: STEAM learning (that’s science, technology, engineering, art and math) and programming are increasingly popular in public libraries. Check out this collection of inspiring resources that can...

PA Library is One of Fourteen to Receive ALSC grant

December 10, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest

The New Cumberland Public Library has received a grant from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).  The $70,000 for the Strengthening Communities Through Libraries grant will provide STEAM programming.  Read more.   ...

Shannon Conner

Session Notes: Back to Basics through Maker Spaces

July 14, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, 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....

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TechniGals STEAM Camp at the Middletown Free Library

September 2, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, ILEAD USA, Library News, School Libraries

  submitted by Mary Glendening, director at the Middletown Free Library Thirty one middle school girls joined us at the Middletown Free Library the week of August 15th for the 2016 TechniGals STEAM Camp. TechniGals began in August 2015 as an ILEAD USA project in partnership...

Laura Kuchmay

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....