by Compendium News Staff | Feb 12, 2019 | Accessibility, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The Keystone grant program provides funds to sponsoring municipalities for up to 50 percent of eligible project costs to plan, acquire, construct or rehabilitate public libraries as outlined in the program’s general guidelines. Examples of fundable projects include,...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 12, 2019 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Library Moon Walk! A “walk” from Upstate New York to the Moon is approximately 238,900 miles. But that’s not stopping librarians and their patrons from giving it their best shot with the Library Moon Walk! Learn about the Library Moon Walk from the librarians who...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 12, 2019 | POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Registration Now Open for POWER Library Spring Training HSLC is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2019 POWER Library Spring Training. Sessions are planned on the new Gale e-resources, ILL (SHAREit), and PA Photos and Documents (Islandora). The...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 12, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NNLM MAR) invites applications for health information outreach and programming projects. The mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine is to advance the progress of medicine, improve...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 6, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
The Foundation Center and GuideStar have joined together to form Candid. The Foundation Center is the world’s leading source of information on philanthropy, fundraising, and grant programs. Read Caitlyn Boland’s previous post about The Foundation Center...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 6, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Brandy Karl and Ana Enriquez of the Penn State Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright will answer your questions during these one-hour webinars: Dates/Times: February 12: 1 to 2 p.m. March 26: 1 to 2 p.m. Zoom Call Information: Join Zoom...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 6, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, POWER Library, Resources of Interest
** This offer to Institutions of Higher Education will be suspended until contract issues regarding the addition of academic libraries to POWER Library are resolved. Please contact HSLC with any questions The Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is pleased to...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 4, 2019 | Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Ashley Flynn is the new Director at the Cambria County Library. Read about it!
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 4, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
InfoPeople is offering the following FREE webinars: Balancing Books and Social Issues: Homelessness and Trauma Date: Wednesday February 6, 2019 Presented by Elissa Hardy With numerous budget cuts to social services programs, public libraries are encountering more...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 4, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
I’m happy to share this invitation to join the Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) at an exciting time of growth and change in OCL’s Bureau of Library Development (BLD.) With the arrival of new leadership in Sue Banks, Director of BLD, we are renewing our...
