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Program Celebrates 35 Years of Service to Homebound Residents

April 8, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Cumberland County Library System’s STAR – Service to Adult Readers Mechanicsburg, Pa – Since 1987, the Cumberland County Library System has been providing a unique service to its homebound residents. The STAR – Service to Adult Readers – program involves volunteers, homebound...

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Les Bénévoles Creates Realia Data Base for PA Library

November 22, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Two attendees of Les Bénévoles created and taught the use of a data base to record all non-book artifacts for the Darby Free Library. The Library had a room dedicated to the history of the community and none of the realia had been previously catalogued.  The volunteers, Collection...

New Libraries Join Chat with a Librarian.  Is Your Library Ready to Join?

August 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Access PA, Children's Services, Library News, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Two new libraries will begin staffing Chat with a Librarian! We’re pleased to announce that the Berks County Library System and Saint Francis University will soon be staffing Chat with a Librarian.  Saint Francis University, which already uses LibAnswers, is excited to be...

Courses Added to WebJunction Catalog–it’s all FREE!

July 7, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

New to WebJunction Courses: Grantseeking for Libraries: Top 10 Practices for Foundation Funding Supercharged Storytimes Series: Evaluating and Sharing Your Library’s Impact Revitalizing Library Volunteer Engagement Media Smart Libraries Courses provided by WebJunction...

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PALS Writing Group: Welcome to the Library is Information Literacy Program!

November 16, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

  by Meghan Lynch Business Outreach Librarian Chester County Library The Welcome to the Library program at the Chester County Library in Exton, PA, was inspired by the realization that although new library card holders are given a lot of literature about various library programs...

Did You Miss These WJ Webinars?

November 2, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Data, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

Six WebJunction webinars were offered during the past three months and, and if you missed any of the events, the recordings can be found in the WebJunction Course Catalog. Here are the titles and links to the event listings on WebJunction: Laying Out the Welcome Mat: Asset Mapping...

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The STAR Program of the Cumberland County Library System

October 1, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

Everybody’s a Star: The STAR Program of the Cumberland County Library System Partners Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with Mobility-Limited Adults Carlisle, PA: Sometimes a program isn’t just “win-win.” It’s “win-win-win-win.” A recent collaboration among the...

September 18 Webinar: Revitalizing Library Volunteer Engagement

September 17, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest

WebJunction Webinar: Revitalizing Library Volunteer Engagement Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:00 – 4:00pm Register to attend Library volunteerism is evolving. Gone are the days of looking for tasks to keep your volunteers busy. Libraries are now enlisting high...

FREE Online 2.017 MiniConference: Makerspaces

September 29, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

Register (FREE) for the third and final Library 2.017 mini-conferences of the year. “Makerspaces” will be held online on Wednesday, October 11th, from 3:00pm-6:00pm EST. You can attend the mini-conference live or you can watch the recordings at any time afterwards....

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Session Notes: Points of Light Conference on Volunteering and Service

July 5, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In 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....