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Certifications and Continuing Education

Continuing Professional Education - Act 48

Public Library Certification Application (PDF)

Public Library Staff Continuing Education Assistance Application (Word)

Public Library Staff Continuing Education Guidelines (2008) (PDF)

School Librarianship or School Library Media Specialist Certification

Codes and Regulations

Pennsylvania Library Laws

Data and Statistics

Local Financial Effort Form (Excel)

Local Financial Effort Library System Summary (Excel)

Pennsylvania Library Statistics

Personal Savings Calculator

Statistics Workshops by Keith Currey Lance

1. The Numbers Game: Analyzing and Presenting Your Library's Data (Powerpoint)

2. Making It Count At Your Library: The Strongest Messages, the Latest Facts, the Best Resources...and Your Library's Story (Powerpoint)

3. Survey Fatigue? An Rx for Avoiding the Problem (Powerpoint)

4. Who's Who in Research and Statistics for Library Advocates (Powerpoint)

Taxpayer Return-On-Investment (ROI) in Pennsylvania Public Libraries (PDF)

Grants and Subsidies

Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Funds Public Library Facilities Grant Program

Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Funds Public Library Facilities 10 Year Report (PDF)

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Five-Year Plan

State Aid Subsidy for Public Libraries - Projections and Summaries

State Aid Subsidy for PA Public Libraries Brochure (PDF)

Policies and Procedures

PA Public Library Accounting Manual (Word) Password protected.
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Pennsylvania Interlibrary Loan Guidelines (PDF)

Pennsylvania Interlibrary Loan Procedures Manual (PDF)

Tax Exempt Status Information from PA Citizens for Better Libraries (PCBL)

Technology

E-rate (Telecommunications)

FSCS Numbers for PA Public Library Buildings (Excel)

FSCS Numbers for PA Public Library Buildings (Use LIBID # for E-rate) (PDF)

Public WiFi Service for Small Libraries (PDF)

Trustees

Public Library Trustees Handbook (PDF)

Public Library Trustees Toolkit

Youth Services

Easy Things You Can Do at Home to Raise Readers and Writers (PDF)

It's Never Too Early: Great Books to Share with Infants and Toddlers (PDF)

101 Great Picture books for Preschoolers (PDF)

Informational Picture Books (PDF)

Healthy Bodies: Promoting Good Nutrition & Movement with Preschoolers through Picture Books (PDF)

Pennsylvania Public Library Guidelines for Youth Services (PDF)