by Ed Lupico | Mar 13, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
Is your library and municipality planning to submit a Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities application in the next year or two? Do you just want to learn more about the Keystone program and what it offers? If so, the Office of Commonwealth Libraries...
by Hadiyah Cleveland | Mar 10, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
All entities that do business with the federal government or are granted federal funds like LSTA must be registered with SAM.gov. To make registering in SAM.gov easier, the federal government has reduced the number of new entities that need a Commercial and Government...
by Hadiyah Cleveland | Mar 9, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Uncategorized
All entities that do business with the federal government or are granted federal funds like LSTA must be registered with SAM.gov. All SAM.gov users have specified roles, with each type of role offering different levels of ability to interact with the system. Beginning...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 28, 2023 | Broadband, Equity
Read the press release from Department of Community and Economic Development: Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Seeking Public Input on Community Engagement Efforts – PA Department of Community & Economic Development. Pennsylvania Broadband...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 24, 2023 | Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities
$4.12 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be awarding 21 municipalities in 15 counties with $4.12 million in Keystone grant funds to improve...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 22, 2023 | Broadband, Event
Because broadband is such an important educational topic for libraries as community anchor institutions, Office of Commonwealth Libraries is sharing this message forward (with a discount for libraries) from our contacts at Keystone Initiative for Network Based...
by Corri Hines | Feb 14, 2023 | Belonging, Equity
Books about race, racism, gender identity, and sexual orientation have been banned or challenged at high rates in Pennsylvania schools in the past year. How can we prepare future educators to become advocates for the freedom to read diverse books? And what role do...
by Corri Hines | Feb 13, 2023 | Children's Services, Teen
Girls Who Code and the Urban Libraries Council announced two opportunities for libraries for Summer 2023. Girls Who Code’s Free Summer Programs Level up by becoming a coder this summer with Girls Who Code! Choose your own adventure through our two free virtual...
by Corri Hines | Feb 7, 2023 | Children's Services, Teen
The Pennsylvania Summer Library Program 2023 Summer Showcase is now available on the PA Library Staff Academy. The purpose of this showcase is to highlight Pennsylvania library staff who made an impact on their communities with exemplary and innovative programming...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 6, 2023 | Data, Surveys
Did your library have a public funding vote in the years 2010-2022? Libraries in Community Systems wants to know about it! (https://forms.gle/PPDWDXCtwasjA8KC7, survey live through February 2023). Over the last 18 months the Libraries in Community Systems project team...
