*Broader than Broadband: Brooklyn Public Library’s Digital Equity Strategy*
Public libraries have historically played a pivotal role in bridging the
digital divide, but with the closure of most indoor library spaces,
Brooklyn Public Library faced the challenge of creatively continuing to
prioritize digital equity. Access to free public broadband became one of
the Library’s top priorities, expressed in tactical responses like putting
wifi expanders on library rooftops, outfitting BookMobiles to be mobile
hotspots, and establishing laptop loan services outside of branches.
Please join us for a webinar on December 3 at 2pm with Nick Higgins, Maya
Wagoner, Selvon Smith and David Giles from Brooklyn Public Library to learn
more about these practical interventions and how they fit into a broader
digital equity strategy that positions libraries on the front lines of
universal access to knowledge and information.
Register and/or learn more about the Digital Equity Webinar Series:
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/digitalequity. The series is organized by the New
York State Library and the New York State Education Department, in
partnership with the METRO Library Council and the Northern New York
Library Network.
Glenn McKnight, MA
Virtual School of Internet Governance
Chief Information Officer
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