by Compendium News Staff | Jul 12, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Date: Friday, August 17 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main 4400 Forbes Ave Register at this link Please join us for a day of learning and sharing built for library staff at all levels and libraries of all sizes from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 3, 2018 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Microsoft has launched a new grant program aimed at bringing mixed reality to schools and public libraries: the Limitless Libraries grant program. Twenty prizes include mixed reality headsets, two computers, training, and email support ($3,800 value). Applications are...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2018 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
Code Club For Small and Rural Libraries The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences is funding a grant to deliver all the resources necessary to run a code club in small and rural public libraries. Those resources include one-on-one training sessions, code club...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 18, 2018 | Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The southwest region’s multi-district trustee training was held Saturday, April 28th and featured Tish Mogan, Director of the Standards for Excellence Program at the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO). Since the overwhelming majority of public...
by Compendium News Staff | May 29, 2018 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
August 1 is the next deadline for grants offered by the American Honda Foundation. The grant range is from $20,000 to $75,000. The Foundation supports youth education with a specific focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition...