by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2019 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
June 21, 2019 Cumberland County Library System Foundation Receives Approval for “School-Year STEM” as Educational Improvement Program, Eligible to Receive EITC Contributions Mechanicsburg, Pa. – The Cumberland County Library System Foundation has received approval for...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest
The Free Library of Philadelphia is offering Skills for Community-Centered Libraries training, designed to enhance staff members’ abilities to support positive changes in the neighborhoods. The Programming Librarian blog states that researchers determined that 21.5...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 25, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Office of Commonwealth Libraries Glenn R. Miller, Deputy Secretary & Commissioner for Libraries Tuesday, June 25, 2019 I’m very excited to announce that Heather Sharpe has accepted the position of Division Manager for Subsidies and Grants in the Office of...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 25, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Apply Now for EPLC’s 2019-2020 PA Education Policy Fellowship Program! Applications are available now for the 2019-2020 Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), sponsored by the Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 24, 2019 | Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Help kids take flight this summer with Kids InfoBits. The materials include a library activity guide for solar system trading cards, which includes an optional 10-15 minute program, and the print-and-cut trading cards. Please note that Kids InfoBits has added...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 20, 2019 | Data, Resources of Interest
The Pennsylvania State Data Center has provided 2018 Detailed Population Estimates.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 19, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
June 19, 2019 Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania students ages 10-16 with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) can expand their learning through the State Library’s makerspace summer programs, which kick off today and run through mid-August. “The...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 18, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Hack Education, the Unconference, will be held on Saturday, June 22, at Loews Philadelphia Hotel – Washington Ballroom, 1200 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 This FREE education unconference had been part of a series of grass-roots activities called ISTE...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 18, 2019 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest
On Saturday, June 1, 2019, trustees from the Northeast, Wilkes-Barre and Pottsville Library Districts gathered to learn about Creating Strong and Engaged Boards. This multi-district CE opportunity was made possible in part by LSTA funds. Tish Mogan, Standards for...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 17, 2019 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Library Journal‘s annual award for the Best Small Library in America, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, honors the U.S. public library that demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less. The deadline is July 2, 2019. Access the...
