by Compendium News Staff | Jun 11, 2018 | Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness In a series of two workshops, held on Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18, 2018, over 200 library staff attended The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness: Reduce Problems/Conflicts AND Be Inclusive. Ryan J. Dowd, founder of the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2018 | Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Libraries and Community Discourse Recently a friend asked why Martin Library hosts community forums and town hall meetings. My response as director of Martin Library was, “These are exactly the types of community events that should occur in a library.” Martin Library...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2018 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
A Bike Safety Day was held recently at the Salem Square Library. Working with Leadership York, a development course for upcoming leaders in the community, the Salem Square Library along with our community partners and local organizations such as City of York, York...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 8, 2018 | Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
Positive Civic and Social Engagement: Teens Find a Voice Martin Library was proud to host the second in a series of Teen Town Hall discussions on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. This Town Hall empowered teens to find their voice and use it to make a positive difference...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 2, 2018 | Academic Libraries, Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), Health Focus, Immigration, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Find professional development opportunities in June 2018 by topic or date at WebJunction. Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and WebJunction’s course catalog. All WebJunction courses and webinars are FREE and count towards public library CE requirements....
