by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2019 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Dear Library Friends: Greetings from the Bureau of Library Development (BLD) of the Office of Commonwealth Libraries! The BLD has officially moved to 333 Market Street in Harrisburg and we are enjoying getting to know our friends in all the Offices, Bureaus and...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2019 | Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Martin Library Honors Committee has announced its selection of Paula Gilbert as its Spring 2019 Martin Honors honoree. They will recognize Gilbert for her outstanding service to children, libraries, and the community on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. The public is...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 10, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, is accepting applications from public libraries to establish family place community centers for early childhood information, parent education, socialization, emergent literacy, and family...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 9, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest
The Library of Congress is offering a free archive of online-only news, The General News on the Internet, is a free archive of online-only news sites collected from the web. The Library of Congress began a new online-only News Archive. Learn more....
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 9, 2019 | Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The 2019 Pennsylvania Data User Conference will be held at Penn State Harrisburg on May 9, 2019. Register by April 26 for an early bird rate. For more details, including directions and hotel accommodations, visit: pasdcconference.org.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 9, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest
The Benson Memorial Library is excited to announce their newest online database: the Obituary Index! You can now search our obituary index online from anywhere in the world. It contains more than 18,000 listings. The Obituary Index can be accessed through the Benson...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Teachers First offers a classroom planning calendar, free in-service materials and more. This month their Update features Autism and Financial Literacy resources.
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | Children's Services, Library News
Combines reading and outdoor activities in one fun experience The Lower Merion Library System and the Lower Merion Parks Department have installed a StoryWalk at Ashbridge Park in the Bryn Mawr section of the Township. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Saturday,...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
If you missed any of the webinars below, the recordings can be found in the WebJunction Course Catalog. Enter the catalog to receive a certificate! Here are the titles and links to the event listings on WebJunction. Included are the PowerPoints, recordings, related...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 8, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Those Kids are Hungry…Feed them! The Summer Lunch program is FREE! Make plans now to participate! What’s holding you back? No kitchen? You can contract to have bag lunches brought in. You don’t have to offer the lunch every day–but why not? If half of the...
