by Compendium News Staff | Apr 23, 2015 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News
By Beth Cackowski There are few things as important as instilling a love of healthy eating in children. If you think convincing a kid to eat kale is a momentous task, you haven’t seen the Children’s Garden at the Glenside Library. Any child that participates by...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 12, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas Have you ever been presented with a great, but unexpected, opportunity to communicate the valuable contribution your library makes on campus or in the community? It can happen almost anywhere. These windows of opportunity are not only unexpected,...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development
by Jill McConnell The Allegheny County Library Association’s One Book One Community selection for 2015, Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink, has generated numerous conversations, programs and workshops about medical...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | ILEAD USA, Professional Development
ILEAD USA Pennsylvania Teams, Mentors and their Project Descriptions are listed below: ALT (Adult Basic Literacy) Team Members: Joanne Austin, Osterhout Free Library Edward Lupico, SCI Houtzdale Rick Miller, Executive Director, Osterhout Free Library Elaine Stefanko,...
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 22, 2015 | Children's Services, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
By Beth Cackowski Early childhood literacy has always been at the forefront of the mission of public libraries. We do a lot to foster that goal with educational programming, storytimes and collection building. Lately programs aimed specifically at preparing children...
