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.