by Compendium News Staff | Jan 14, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
It ‘s not often that Pennsylvania libraries are highlighted by the Smithsonian. What caught their interest this time? Ukuleles! Thanks to Melanie Ramsey, children’s librarian at the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, libraries across Pennsylvania are...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 13, 2016 | Resources of Interest
The ALA Public Programs Office, in partnership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, is accepting applications for Thinking Money, a traveling exhibition to U.S. public libraries. Money affects all Americans, but many...
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 11, 2016 | Academic Libraries, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development
The College & Research Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association is able to provide financial support to organizations offering programming of interest to Pennsylvania academic librarians, through LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) funding from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 7, 2016 | Academic Libraries, PA Forward
Melissa Correll Last January, Jessica Oberlin, Instructional Services Librarian at Lycoming College’s Snowden Library, coordinated the Created Equal Symposium, a series of film screenings and roundtable discussions designed to bring the community together and open...
