by Compendium News Staff | May 30, 2018 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Join Librarians’ Insights on How to Integrate STEM and Coding into Makerspaces on June 11 at 1:00pm. This FREE 60-minute webinar is led by Dr. Azadeh Jamalian, head of education strategy at littleBits. Dr. Jamalian will talk about how school libraries are bringing...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 17, 2018 | Data, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
No problem if you missed WebJunction’s April 17 webinar! The free webinar presented results of a new study investigating voter perceptions and support for public libraries, with comparisons to similar research conducted 10 years ago. The webinar was recorded...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 3, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
CHICAGO – Applications for the 2018 “Leading to the Future” ALA Leadership Institute (August 6-9, Eaglewood Resort, Itasca, Illinois) will be accepted through March 9, 2018. The institute is designed to help future library leaders develop and practice their leadership...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 29, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Public library staff in small, mid-sized or rural communities are invited to FREE learning series on dialogue and deliberation facilitation The American Library Association (ALA), the Public Library Association (PLA) and the National Coalition for Dialogue &...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 7, 2017 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
The ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award honors an individual library, library consortium, group of librarians, or support organization for innovative planning for, applications of, or development of patron training programs about information...