by Compendium News Staff | Nov 10, 2020 | Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, POWER Library, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
November 9, 2020 Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced the State Library of Pennsylvania was named one of the best genealogical websites in the country by Family Tree Magazine. “Exploring lineage allows us to better understand the...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 30, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is pleased to announce that two new statewide online learning e-resources are now available through Niche Academy, a platform of free tutorials for library staff and the general population. The Pennsylvania Library Staff...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 30, 2020 | Library News, Rural and Small Libraries
The West End Library received a grant for a project to help with outdoor programming. See the project in this NorthCentralPa.com article. Director Wendy Rote explained that, due to COVID, she thought an outdoor area would help them attend to their rural...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 17, 2020 | Library News, Rural and Small Libraries
Dellana Diovisalvo is the new director at the Tunkhannock Library. Read more.
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 16, 2020 | Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries
The September/October issue of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania has research by Dr. Sara A. Grove and Dr. C. Nielsen Brasher, of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, examining Pennsylvania’s public library services. The Role of Rural Public Libraries in...