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State Library of Pennsylvania Director

August 24, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries

    Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries released: Wednesday, August 22, 2018     State Library of Pennsylvania Director As I said in an email to you earlier this...

Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development

July 16, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development The mission of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development (GAC) is to formulate plans, recommend policy, and advocate for strong library services and initiatives that enable all Pennsylvanians to be inspired and...

The State Library of Pennsylvania’s Law and Government Documents Library is Scheduled to Open on May 1, 2018!

April 11, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

Renovations of the Law/Government Documents Area of the State Library are Finished! The area is scheduled to reopen to the public for Law Day on May 1, 2018 at 9:30 am. Come and see our beautiful space that the Capitol Preservation Committee restored back to the original grandeur...

PA LAunchPod Features Rare Book Librarian

March 3, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

Checkout the latest episode of the PA LAunchPod podcast!  It features Iren Snavely, librarian for the Rare Book Collection at the State Library of Pennsylvania.  The podcast host is Tom Berman. Snavely discusses some of the challenges of balancing access and preservation, and...

Robert Burns

State Library of Pennsylvania Lunch and Learn Series: 

January 4, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest

Celebrate Burns Day with the State Library! Rare Collections Open House and Guest Speakers from the Scottish Society of Central PA Where: State Library of Pennsylvania, Green Room and Rare Collections Rooms.  Ground Floor Forum Building, 607 South Drive, Harrisburg, PA When:...

Ray Schott Retires

December 18, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

Ray Schott retired from volunteering in genealogy at the State Library this month.  He is 93 years old.  Read more in this Altoona Mirror article! ...

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State Library Offers Spooky Tours

October 26, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News

  Spooky Tours… We are summoning the spirits to the State Library and reanimating the spooky tours again this year. Share a frightful, delightful lunch hour with the ghosts of the State Library! Curiosities from the Rare Collections on Display Friday November 3rd from...

Libraries Planning for Solar Eclipse

August 15, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

The STAR Library Network (STAR_Net) reports that over 7,000 libraries are hosting eclipse events! Check out this map for locations. Libraries across Pennsylvania are planning events and providing special  glasses for their patrons.  Here’s a sample of what some are doing: Altoona...

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State Library of Pennsylvania Lunch and Learn Series “Bacteria, Pathology, and a History of Public Health”

August 7, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest

State Library of Pennsylvania Lunch and Learn Series “Bacteria, Pathology, and a History of Public Health” Rare Collections Open House and Guest Speaker Nicole Welk-Joerger Where: State Library of Pennsylvania, Green Room and Rare Collections Rooms. Ground Floor Forum...

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SOLAR ECLIPSE…at the State Library of Pennsylvania!

August 7, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest

SOLAR ECLIPSE         …at the State Library of Pennsylvania! Don’t miss the solar eclipse on August 21st! Stop by Soldiers’ Grove between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM on August 21st and watch the solar eclipse of 2017 at the State Library of Pennsylvania! If...