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Kreutz Creek Library Susan Nenstiel Cuts Ribbon

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Completion of First Campaign Project

April 14, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

HELLAM, PA – York County Libraries President Robert F. Lambert and local dignitaries addressed the crowd gathered during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Kreutz Creek Library in Hellam Monday. Speakers included “Imagine. Discover. Connect.” Capital Campaign Co-Chairs Lynda Randall...

$5.28 Million in Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities Awarded

March 14, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

  Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries Susan Banks, Acting Deputy Secretary & State Librarian March 9, 2022 $5.28 Million in Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities Awarded I am very pleased to announce on behalf...

Grand Opening of The Exploration and Creative Studio

March 2, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Rural and Small Libraries

On Friday, March 4, the public is invited to the grand opening of the Eva K. Bowlby Public Library‘s  newly renovated space at the library – The Exploration and Creative Studio.  Read about it in the Herald Standard. ...

Kreutz Creek Library photo

New Kreutz Creek Library Opens Doors to the Public

February 9, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

New Space is Seven Times Bigger  Hellam, PA – Kreutz Creek Library is now open to the public in its new building at 66 Walnut Springs Road in Hellam. The 8,800 square foot structure has been fully renovated into a library and is no longer recognizable as the former Hellam Township...

LAMP Facility Reopens in Pittsburgh with Patron-Inspired Renovations

February 4, 2022 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The newly reopened and renovated Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians (LAMP) is making a personal impact on patrons.  Read about the renovations and impact in this Pittsburgh Post Gazette article.  Learn more about LAMP. ...

Getting Ready for 2021 Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities

July 19, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries

Getting Ready for 2021 Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities The Office of Commonwealth Libraries anticipates opening a Keystone Grants for Public Library Facilities grant round on Monday, July 26, 2021. Applications submission deadline would be Friday, October 29, 2021...

Braddock Carnegie Library Association

June 9, 2021 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Governing Daily features the Braddock Carnegie Library, Andrew Carnegie’s first library. (Braddock Borough received $750,000 towards the $15 million dollar project). ...

5.19 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded 

December 4, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

5.19 Million in Keystone Grants Awarded  I am very pleased to announce on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be awarding 18 municipalities in 15 counties with $5.19 million in Keystone grants to improve their local libraries.   The...

REALM Test 6 Results

November 19, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Data, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

The OCLC site now has the  results of the sixth round of Battelle’s laboratory testing for infectious COVID-19 virus on  materials commonly found in furnishings and exhibits of archives, libraries, and museums.   ...

OCL Announcement: Extended Library Closure

March 23, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Health Focus, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

MEMO TO:  Public Library Directors; District Library Administrators and Consultants; System Administrators; Governor’s Advisory Council on Library Development; Office of Commonwealth Libraries Staff cc: Statewide library email distribution lists at 4:00 pm on March 23, 2020 FROM:...