by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest
Record crowds attended the 18th National Book Festival in Washington, DC this past weekend. Kathy Hale and Ed Lupico, from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, shared a booth with the Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Hale said at least 8,000 people visited the...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2018 | Library News, Resources of Interest
Bethlehem Area Public Library had early 20th century poet Hilda “H.D.” Doolittle’s childhood home recognized as a Literary Landmark, near where the Bethlehem Area Public Library now stands. The library is now using GoFundMe to raise money to commission a...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Resources of Interest
Erin Wincek, Executive Director of the Erie County Public Library, and staff members Jude Shingle, Andrew Miller, and Chanel Cook, will present Public Libraries: Breaking Barriers, Building Connections on September 11 as part of the Jefferson Educational Foundation...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 4, 2018 | Library News
Kathleen McQuiston is the new director of the Thomas Beaver Free Library.
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 30, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
The Come Write In program provides free resources to libraries, community centers, and local bookstores to build writing havens in their communities. Each November, writers congregate at Come Write In spaces to pursue their creative dreams and write the first draft of...
