by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2018 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Date: Friday, August 17 9 am – 1 pm Location: Blair County Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA 16602 Dealing with challenging people and situations can be a fact of life, particularly while working in a public library. This interactive session...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
The Abington Township Public Library will offer Code Quest with BBC microbits on Wednesday, July 18 & Friday, August 10, from 2:00-3:30pm. Tweens & teens, ages 10-14, will learn coding and electronics using a tiny programmable computer called a BBC micro:bit....
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 27, 2018 | Resources of Interest
The American Library Association (ALA) has released the beta version of the Libraries Ready to Code Collection, a ‘cache of resources developed, tested and curated by libraries, for libraries to create, implement and enhance their computer science (CS)...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 27, 2018 | Library News
Heather Weleski, Children and Youth Services Coordinator at the Community Library of Castle Shannon, was honored as a Penguin Random House Foundation recipient of the 2018 Library Awards for Innovation. The awards recognize the nation’s “most innovative public...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 27, 2018 | Library News
A 117 foot mural, made of mosaics for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s planned Library Park project, is nearly complete. Read the Carnegie Bridgeville TribLive post for additional information.
