by Compendium News Staff | Feb 3, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Submitted by Judy Hillegas, Director of the Everett Free Library The Everett Free Library participated in the summer food service program in conjunction with its summer reading program in 2015. After taking the training, for us it was easy. We served breakfast and...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 26, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Professional Development, School Libraries
January 28 New and Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities from MAR (Lunch with the RML) / Thursday, January 28, 2016 noon – 1:00 pm ET Join MAR Coordinators to explore and learn about professional development opportunities in 2016. Updated and new classes...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 11, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Amy Snyder, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Below is the first in a series highlighting PA Forward’s partners. Read on to find out more about our partner, their involvement in literacy, and how libraries can work with them to promote health literacy. Our...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Those kids are hungry…Feed them! The Summer Lunch program is FREE! Contact the Summer Food Service Program in January to make plans for this summer. Read Leslie LaBarte’s post below What’s holding you back? No kitchen? You can contract to have...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News
–submitted by Judy Hillegas The Everett Free Library had a very successful summer reading program. Out of the 130 registrants, 103 finished the program. The most wonderful thing about the program is that the participants read 1,610.5 hours!! Preschoolers met...