by Compendium News Staff | Jan 11, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Amy Snyder, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Below is the first in a series highlighting PA Forward’s partners. Read on to find out more about our partner, their involvement in literacy, and how libraries can work with them to promote health literacy. Our...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 5, 2016 | Children's Services, PA Forward, School Libraries
Angie Andre Kids want them, adults love them, and teenagers can’t live without them, our devices. Smartphones, ipads, touchscreens are everywhere. What do you think about giving a young child a device for educational purposes? How young is too young? We...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 29, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
by Ashley Flynn The start of a new year is a natural time of rebirth and reinvention. Many people make resolutions for all of the ways they plan to improve themselves over the coming year, like losing ten pounds or getting organized. These resolutions are strides...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, School Libraries
by Angie Andre It can be very intimidating when you embark on a new program and have no experience in that area. Believe me, I understand. Robots, beginning programming, circuits? No way, not me. I started to do a little research and realized I was wrong, very wrong....
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 2, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward
by Caitlyn Boland, Assistant Director of the Butler Area Public Library Our libraries are the center of the communities we serve. As this central hub, we offer a space where people feel welcome to come together, communicate, share ideas, educate and inspire one...
