by Ellen Shenk | Jan 10, 2024 | Library News
The State Library of Pennsylvania is now open to the public in the historic Forum Building, 607 South Drive, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120. The State Library’s Main Reading Room, along with the full Forum Building, has undergone renovation and restoration and is...
by Ellen Shenk | Dec 11, 2023 | Library News
The State Library of Pennsylvania proudly announces its reopening on January 9, 2024, in the historic Forum Building, 607 South Drive, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The State Library’s Main Reading Room, along with the full Forum Building, has undergone renovation and...
by Julie Moore | Jun 15, 2023 | Event, Professional Development, Uncategorized
Trauma informed library service is the practice of integrating empathy and healing into each exchange we have in the library – with customers, our colleagues, and the communities we serve. Viewing library work through a trauma-informed lens allows us to consider the...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 16, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The debate between residents of Eastern and Western Pennsylvania: Sheetz or WaWa? But for a travelling family from New Jersey, the choice is definitely the Donora Public Library. On a very hot summer afternoon an obviously distraught young couple with two children...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 1, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
June 1, 2021 The State Library of Pennsylvania Announces New Resource for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities Pennsylvanians with print disabilities will access services in a new virtual location. Harrisburg, PA – In collaboration with Carnegie Library of...
