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The Pennsylvania Library Association’s 21st Century Literacies Initiative, PA Forward, was conceived to give voice to what the library community already knows, and what other states throughout the nation are also recognizing:

With the right support, libraries are ideally positioned to become the community centers of information, technology, and learning that will fuel educational and economic opportunity for all of our citizens.

 

Libraries have moved far beyond just being book repositories. They’re agile institutions serving real-life needs. Libraries are the key to powering progress and elevating the quality of life in Pennsylvania by fueling the types of knowledge essential to success: Basic Literacy, Information Literacy, Civic and Social Literacy, Health Literacy, and Financial Literacy.




PA FORWARD STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Working in tandem with the PA Forward Project Manager, the Steering Committee advises on the best ways to lead and sustain the statewide initiative, working to ensure lasting results through library community engagement,  partnership development, training and outreach, fundraising and by measuring impact.

Paula Gilbert – Chair
Martin Library

Paula Collins
Clearfield County Public Library

Joann Eichenlaub
Madigan Library, Penn College of Technology

Barb Eshbach
Penn State York

Kelli Knapp
Warren Library Association

Jessica Church
Punxsutawney Memorial Library

Rob Lesher
Dauphin County Library System

Allison Mackley
Hershey High School

David Schappert
Marywood University

Jennifer Long
Easton Area Public Library & District Center; PaLA Immediate Past President

Denise Sticha
Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Alicia Stine
PA Citizens for Better Libraries

Mary Garm - Immediate Past Chair
Lackawanna County Library System

Tina Hertel - PA Library Association, President
Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A PA FORWARD TRAINING PROGRAM, TODAY! 

Want to learn how to become a PA Forward Library? Check out the various trainings available to you through the PA Library Association and the PA Forward Training Team. Visit https://www.palibraries.org/page/PAForwardTrainings.  

PA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

PA Forward is a statewide initiative under the PA Library Association (PaLA), which works to strengthen the state's libraries through education, advocacy and leadership. For more information, visit http://www.palibraries.org/ or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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