by Carrie Cleary | Mar 6, 2024 | State Agency Information, State Library of Pennsylvania, Workforce
Please share the word about two new internship opportunities available at the State Library of Pennsylvania. See full information about the posted opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students here. Digital Collections Library Intern Rare Collections Library...
by Carrie Cleary | Mar 1, 2024 | Accessibility, State Agency Information, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
Attention Libraries: A draft of Aging Our Way, PA, a 10 year strategic master plan for aging populations from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging is available for public comment until March 20. From the start, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) was at the table...
by Julie Moore | Feb 29, 2024 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Uncategorized
Last call! Please remember to fill out the OCL Statewide Gathering Interest Survey. More information about the event can be found in the Responses Needed: OCL Statewide Gathering Interest Survey Compendium article from earlier this month. The form will close today,...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 23, 2024 | Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
On behalf of Office of Commonwealth Libraries Deputy Secretary Susan Banks and Bureau of Library Development Director Heather Sharpe, I am posting the message and information below for the library field regarding an early draft of library regulations for...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 22, 2024 | Professional Development, Rural and Small Libraries
Attention rural and small library workers, this opportunity is for you. The deadline was just extended, so there is still time to submit an application if you start today. See the post and links below for more detail: Deadline Extended for the Association for Rural...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 22, 2024 | Accessibility, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Susan Banks Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries
$4.5 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded Susan Banks, Deputy Secretary and State Librarian $4.5 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...
by Heather Sharpe | Feb 21, 2024 | BLD News, BLD Updates, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) News, Uncategorized
Greetings, library colleagues. In previous messages I shared that we intended to open this year’s Statewide Library Services Grant application as well as local library grant applications in February; however, the grant process has been delayed in part due to the...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 16, 2024 | Data, Professional Development
Register to attend FREE webinars to help your library use data. I am sharing forward this opportunity from Research Institute for Public Libraries (RIPL): Are you interested in gaining knowledge and skills for data-informed decision-making, program improvement,...
by Carrie Cleary | Feb 15, 2024 | Children's Services, PDE, Youth
A 02/14/2024 press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Education: Pennsylvania Announces Slug In Love As The 2024 PA One Book Selection Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) today...
by Julie Moore | Feb 15, 2024 | Professional Development
Reframing Library Organizations: Implementing Strategic Foresight Tools to Create Future Ready Library Operating Systems April 9-11, 2024 Virtual Apply here by March 5, 2024 What is it? Building on four years of the IMLS-supported Transformation for Libraries: The...
