by Carrie Cleary | Jun 12, 2023 | Equity, Inclusion, School Libraries
Sharing forward this article about a new federal coordinator position to address book bans: https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-coordinator-addressing-book-ban/652458/ Summary: The US Department of Education is taking steps to combat book bans in...
by Carrie Cleary | Jun 7, 2023 | Broadband, Equity
Civic Nation and the U.S. Department of Education are partnering to launch Online For All with an Affordable Connectivity Program Week of Action June 14 to 22, 2023. Your library can show support for ensuring broadband acess for all by participating in this...
by Carrie Cleary | Jun 6, 2023 | Equity, Event, Inclusion, Professional Development, School Libraries
Libraries and staff who are engaged with STEM, computer technology education, and Out of School Time programs will want to read the information below from the Pennsylania Statewide STEM Ecosystem and consider attending in person or online: The sixth annual Computer...
by Carrie Cleary | May 23, 2023 | Surveys
Office of Commonwealth Libraries passes along the opportunity to participate in a survey on behalf of PA Humanites, as below: Participate in PA CultureCheck, a statewide survey created by PA Humanities and Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. This is a unique...
by Carrie Cleary | May 15, 2023 | Broadband, Equity, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Read below about opportunities for libraries, as community anchor institutions, to continue to play a role to close the digital divide and attain greater digital equity for Pennsylvanians due to funding from the federal government that Pennsylvania will deploy through...