by Compendium News Staff | Nov 12, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
There is very exciting news for Print Disabled Pennsylvanians this month. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped are officially...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 11, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
In an effort to better reach those seeking employment or navigating career transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Berks County Public Libraries will take to the road later this month with the launch of their Mobile Job Lab, bringing free workforce resources and...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 10, 2020 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
November 9, 2020 Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced the State Library of Pennsylvania was named one of the best genealogical websites in the country by Family Tree Magazine. “Exploring lineage allows us to better understand the...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 30, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is pleased to announce that two new statewide online learning e-resources are now available through Niche Academy, a platform of free tutorials for library staff and the general population. The Pennsylvania Library Staff...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 30, 2020 | Library News, Rural and Small Libraries
The West End Library received a grant for a project to help with outdoor programming. See the project in this NorthCentralPa.com article. Director Wendy Rote explained that, due to COVID, she thought an outdoor area would help them attend to their rural...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 15, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The REALM project has published the results of the fifth round of Battelle’s laboratory testing for infectious COVID-19 virus on four fabrics and leather—materials commonly used for bookbinding, upholstery, and crowd control. View test results:...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
For session descriptions and to register, please visit: FALL TRAINING REGISTRATION 2020 Join us this fall for a series of online training webinars focusing on ways to use POWER Library resources to complement public library digital services, assist K-12 remote...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 1, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
The American Library Association (ALA) will award up to 650 libraries, in small and rural communities, $3000 each to tackle issues of concern in their communities. The grants will be distributed over two funding rounds. Read the full project guidelines. The deadline...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 22, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday this year! Create your FREE account now at loc.gov/bookfest to access on-demand videos, live author chats and discussions during the Festival weekend, Sept. 25 – 27. It’s all...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 21, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Broadband, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19 spotlights how the pandemic has both intensified the digital divide and created a window for action by raising the visibility of what it means to be unconnected in our hyper-connected world, especially for our most vulnerable...
