by Compendium News Staff | Nov 16, 2018 | Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
Environmental Education Grants Available I’m pleased to announce that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the availability of grants as part of its Environmental Education Grant Program. Libraries are eligible to apply as non-profit...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 16, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
FREE classes from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM): Analyzing News Health News Review: Critically Analyzing Information in the News Health Literacy Establishing a Health Information Literacy Partnership with a Local PublicLibrary Health and...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 16, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Meghan Lynch Business Outreach Librarian Chester County Library The Welcome to the Library program at the Chester County Library in Exton, PA, was inspired by the realization that although new library card holders are given a lot of literature about various...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest
Deputy Secretary Glenn Miller assists in the ribbon cutting at the new location of Career Link at the Cambria County Library. Read more in a previous Compendium post.
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Resources of Interest
Read about the Pennsylvania Humanities Council’s Teen Reading Lounge Kick Off!
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | Library News, Resources of Interest
Scott Thomas, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS), a consortium that hosts and supports the open source, Evergreen-based SPARK ILS, announced that several new libraries migrated to SPARK in 2018 with additional libraries queued up for...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Library News, Rural and Small Libraries, Uncategorized
Are Dogs the New Library Cat? At Red Land Community Library in Etters, Pennsylvania, parents can sign children up for a 15-minute slot to read to a golden retriever. The dogs work on Saturdays, sitting contentedly while children choose a book to read aloud. Karen...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Free WebJunction Webinars for You These upcoming webinars are open for registration. If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the Course Catalog. Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Thursday,...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Two Programs Highlighted Penn State Extension serves as the community’s resource, providing practical, trusted information to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. Extension also has a strong history of...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News
On October 27, the Penn Wynne Library held their second Alpacalypse! Two alpacas from Woodside Alpacas in Souderton, Pennsylvania arrived in a minivan with their handler/owner Carolyn Martin. Cocoa and Frosty paraded through the library into the meeting room,...
