by Compendium News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Library Block Parties Information Background A Block Party is an hour long free play session with a set of universal blocks (350), people, vehicles, animals, scarves, photographs of buildings, and other accompanying materials where preschoolers have the freedom to...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Wee Build is for libraries that do not have the space or storage necessary to be eligible for the Block Party program and for libraries with the Block Party materials who would like the Wee Build materials to use for outreach and use by infants and toddlers. It...
by Compendium News Staff | Aug 6, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) (deadline August 19) Mobile Beacon’s Beacon’s Connect for Success Donation program (no deadline) Sony USA Foundation Inc (no deadline) Sparkfun (no deadline)...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 28, 2019 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
June 21, 2019 Cumberland County Library System Foundation Receives Approval for “School-Year STEM” as Educational Improvement Program, Eligible to Receive EITC Contributions Mechanicsburg, Pa. – The Cumberland County Library System Foundation has received approval for...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 19, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Children's Services, Glenn R. Miller Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
June 19, 2019 Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania students ages 10-16 with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) can expand their learning through the State Library’s makerspace summer programs, which kick off today and run through mid-August. “The...
