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Flu and Corona Virus Resources

February 6, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Have your patrons been asking about the flu or the 2019 Novel Corona Virus (2019-nCoV)? Provide trusted health information from the National Library of Medicine by sharing: MedlinePlus resources, such as the Coronavirus Infections page:  https://medlineplus.gov/coronavirusinfections.html and MedlinePlus ...

Stacey Mulligan

Children and the 2020 Census

December 20, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Young children (ages 0-5) are considered “hard-to-count” because the Census Bureau finds them challenging to interview, locate or contact! Cultural and linguistic barriers only compound this issue.  Libraries across the United States are responding in innovative ways. In Phoenix,...

Courses Added to WebJunction Catalog–it’s all FREE!

July 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

New to WebJunction Courses: Grantseeking for Libraries: Top 10 Practices for Foundation Funding Supercharged Storytimes Series: Evaluating and Sharing Your Library’s Impact Revitalizing Library Volunteer Engagement Media Smart Libraries Courses provided by WebJunction...

FREE InfoPeople Webinars: Crisis Communication Plans, Celebrating Diversity & Multiculturalism through Crafts; Free Tools for Working with Graphics and the Web

March 14, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

InfoPeople is offering the following FREE webinars: Creating A Crisis Communications Plan That Works –Presented by Kim Thursday, March 27, 2019 @ 3pm EST  In world with a 24-hour news cycle, libraries must be ready to communicate quickly about any crisis that may impact their...

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...

FREE InfoPeople Webinars: Homelessness; Diversity and Inclusion; Children’s Literature

February 4, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

InfoPeople is offering the following FREE webinars: Balancing Books and Social Issues: Homelessness and Trauma Date:  Wednesday February 6, 2019 Presented by Elissa Hardy With numerous budget cuts to social services programs, public libraries are encountering more individuals experiencing...

Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit: Includes Bookmarks and More!

November 30, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is research based and created for librarians to help parents prepare children ages 0 to 8 for success in school and life. The toolkit includes a position paper, a promising practice guide, case studies and bookmarks, which contain tips for...

FREE Webinars: What’s New in Children’s Literature; Handling Negative Feedback Online; Teaching Privacy in Libraries

February 20, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Particpate in these FREE Infopeople webinars: What’s New in Children’s Literature February 21 Presented by Penny Peck Discover books published in late 2017 and Spring 2018 that will be popular with children ages 0-12, including books reflecting diversity. Also, find...

Did You Miss These Webinars?

January 12, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services

Six webinars were offered this quarter by WebJunction.  If you missed any of the events, the recordings of these sessions can be found in the WebJunction Course Catalog. Here are the titles and links to the descriptions on WebJunction: Bilingual Storytimes: Reaching Through the...

Webinars: STEAM for Tots to Teens; Social Media

November 29, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Free WebJunction Webinars for You These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog. From Tots to Teens: STE(A)M-powered Ideas for Programming Thursday, December...