by Compendium News Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 3, 2018 | 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 4, 2018 | 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,...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 18, 2017 | 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!