by Compendium News Staff | Dec 4, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The December 11th webinar is the third part in the Libraries Helping Immigrants series of webinars. If you missed the first two webinars, the descriptions and recordings are available below. Tuesday December 11, 2018 @3:00pm EST Using USCIS Resources to Support...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 4, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
The story of Eastern Monroe Public Library’s journey to replace their bookmobile was covered by PBS 39. Watch the video [3:32].
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Slippery Rock Community Library was selected to host the national project, Future Ready for the Library, which focuses on college and career readiness for teens. Read about it.
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Approximately 75 organizations will be selected for grants from $5,000 to $15,000 The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Big Read annually supports approximately 75 dynamic community reading...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 2, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Find professional development opportunities in December 2018 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...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 30, 2018 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is research based and created for librarians to help parents prepare children ages 0 to 8 for success in school and life. The toolkit includes a position paper, a promising practice guide, case studies and bookmarks, which...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 30, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Marsha Everton, a long-time resident of York County, recently moved to Cumberland County. She enjoys living on the Susquehanna River in Lemoyne, PA. Her new home library is the beautiful Cleve J. Fredricksen Library. During her years in York, Marsha’s library...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 29, 2018 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Seeking Applications for School Library, Community Memory, and Digital Inclusion Grants Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services has launched a new special initiative, Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries (APP), and is accepting...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Learn about Allegheny County’s Wash and Learn, a literacy development program.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 29, 2018 | Academic Libraries, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
PA Photos and Documents Islandora Update Webinar When: December 3, 2018 2:00pm Earlier this year, Hosting Solutions and Library Consulting (HSLC) conducted an RFP for a new digital repository software platform for PA Photos and Documents. The open-source platform...
