by Compendium News Staff | Sep 15, 2016 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Webinar with Tips! WebJunction recently held a webinar: Know thy Community: Tips for Rural Library Directors. Jennifer Pearson shared her experience and advice for rural library directors. If you’re a new director, or thinking about becoming one, Jennifer’s tips can...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 6, 2016 | Library News, Resources of Interest
A Volunteer Fair, which enables organizations and volunteers to find each other, will be held at the Fredricksen Library in Camp Hill on September 13. The library will also hold an Employment Expo on October 19 for patrons to utilize library and community resources...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 6, 2016 | Children's Services, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 6, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Health Focus, Resources of Interest
by Michelle Muro An Uncomfortable Topic Suicide. How often do you talk about it in your library? While researching for this article, I realized the difficulty in finding library programs on suicide prevention or awareness. Since this week is National Suicide...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 5, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries
Program grants are available form the National Endowment for the Humanities with their current initiative, Standing Together: The Humanities and the Experience of War The program supports the study and discussion of humanities sources about war with grants up...
