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WebJunction to Lead and Support New IMLS Grants

August 26, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

WebJunction will lead the initiative Supporting Library Responses to the Opioid Crisis to develop a set of free online resources that staff at public libraries can use to determine how their library can address opioid use disorder in their local communities. WebJunction is also...

Supercharged Storytimes: Updated Online Self-Paced Course AND Online Facilitator Training

September 12, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Announcing two new opportunities for library staff to supercharge  storytime practice! Read below and Join an October 9 WebJunction webinar to learn more! In early October, WebJunction is launching an updated and expanded Supercharged Storytimes course. Whether you are new to storytimes...

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Session Notes: Computers in Libraries

December 4, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, 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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Want to Supercharge Your Storytimes? FREE Course

July 7, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development

  WebJunction is offering a FREE self-paced course:  Supercharged Storytimes! The course is developed with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services This is a self-directed learning experience–there are five modules within this course, each with a 1-hour...

Edmondson Published in Public Library Quarterly

September 19, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

  York/Adams District Consultant,  Mina Edmondson and Dr. Deborah Eicher-Catt, professor and program coordinator of Communication Arts & Sciences at Pennsylvania State University–York recently published an article in the Public Library Quarterly, Reimaging Public Libraries...

Register Now for Strategic Storytelling for Public Libraries Workshops

July 30, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Register now for one of the Strategic Storytelling for Public Libraries workshops!  Workshops  will be held September 22, 23 and 25.  Register soon–space is limited!  See locations below. As a librarian, board or staff member you have a powerful story to tell! Michael...

Are You Making an Impact?

June 27, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Resources of Interest

Active Voice Lab wants to help you determine if your stories are making a difference.  This Chronicle of Philanthropy article has links to Active Voice Lab’s beta site,  HowDoWeKnow.net, and links to various other resources on measurement and evaluations.  Active Voice...