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Punxsutawney Transformed with “Small Libraries Create Great Spaces” Initiative; Transform Your Space with Related Courses!

August 20, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Read the Transformation Story and learn about the project and the steps Punxsutawney Memorial Library took to transform their spaces!  Photos are included! The library improved sightlines and the teen area and made other small changes in order to make a big impact.  The library...

Active Learning Space and Digital Literacy Highlighted

June 22, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services

WebJunction is highlighting the following content: How to Make Space for Active Learning in Your Library Are you ready to imagine the possibilities that can come with an active learning space in your library? WebJunction has you covered! We’re nearing the end of our IMLS grant-funded...

Robert F. Lambert, President, York County Libraries

Our Cherished Spaces: Reckoning with the Opioid Crisis the Best We Know How

October 4, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest

  By Robert F. Lambert We know that the opioid crisis is an endemic throughout our nation and in York County. We know that opioid pain pills are gateways to heroin. We know that addiction is an insidious disease that, left unchecked by treatment and one-on-one nurturing,...

Session Notes: The Importance of Family Place Libraries

June 26, 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....

Punxsutawney Memorial Library

May 24, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

Punxsutawney Memorial Library is highlighted as one of WebJunction’s participant’s in the Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces project. ...

Punxsutawney Memorial Library is Selected for National Project

December 2, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

The Punxsutawney Memorial Library is one of 15 selected to participate in the Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces project.  Learn more on WebJunction! ...