by Compendium News Staff | Apr 3, 2019 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region, is here to help with your summer health programming! As partners of the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s A Universe of Stories, we are excited to offer a program-in-a-box that explores DNA...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 2, 2019 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Allison Mackley has been named a Leadership Luminary by the American Association of School Librarians. See a previous post about Mackley.
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 31, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Professional Development, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Find professional development opportunities in April 2019 by topic or date at WebJunction! Remember to check WebJunction Courses, WebJunction Webinars and the Compendium for other continuing education opportunities that may interest you. All WebJunction courses and...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 31, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a series of FREE data access webinars to all interested data users. Attendees will learn how to access demographic, socioeconomic, housing and business data from the Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Local Employment...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 29, 2019 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
March 29, 2019 Hershey, PA – Department of Education (PDE) Deputy Secretary for Commonwealth Libraries, Glenn Miller has been named a Presidential Award recipient from the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) for his work in advancing the goals and...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 28, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free at https://learn.webjunction.org/. The Power of Small: How Rural Libraries Help Their Communities Thrive Thursday, April...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 27, 2019 | Library News, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
by Roane C. Lytle, Librarian Williamsburg Public Library Alice was one of our favorite patrons here at the Williamsburg Public Library. A voracious reader of everything, she was a regular feature in our library. Alice always returned her books on time, so it...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 27, 2019 | Access PA, Children's Services, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
On April 12, 2019, Lynn Ann Wiscount will be retiring from the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 (“IU 29”) after 33 years. Lynn Ann began her career with IU 29 as a Microcomputer Technical Support Specialist in the Technology department. As part of...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 22, 2019 | Library News, Resources of Interest
Free meetings with financial planners are being offered in several locations in Pittsburgh, including the Carnegie Library’s West End Branch. Learn more in this NextPittsburgh.com article.
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 20, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest
Millvale Community Library was recently selected as one of 20 recipients of the new Microsoft Limitless Library Fund. The Limitless Libraries grant is designed to enrich the learning experience at public or school libraries and foster Mixed Reality adoption in...
