{"id":5059482,"date":"2023-09-06T11:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/?p=5059482"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:41:19","slug":"connecticut-state-library-receives-249k-grant-for-digital-inclusion-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2023\/09\/06\/connecticut-state-library-receives-249k-grant-for-digital-inclusion-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut State Library Receives $249K Grant For Digital Inclusion Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HARTFORD\u2014Over the next two years, the Connecticut State Library (CSL) will design and apply a replicable system that shares digital navigation services to underserved communities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the CSL\u2019s Division of Library Development a National Leadership Grant of almost $250,000 to run this initiative that will be largely executed in the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight public libraries will be collaborating in this effort\u2014including the Bridgeport Public Library, Derby Public Library, Hamden Public Library, Howard Whittemore Memorial Library, Naugatuck, New Haven Free Public Library, Wallingford Public Library, West Haven Public Library, and Woodbridge Town Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Leadership Grant for Libraries Program<\/a> looks to support a variety of projects, including those that strengthen library services to address the critical needs of its surrounding communities, according to the IMLS website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State Library of Connecticut\u2019s Regional Navigator Sharing Plan<\/em><\/strong> includes distributing 400 computers and assisting 2,000 residents in need through the eight libraries collaborating in this initiative, along with creating a toolkit that supports other regions to recreate similar collaborative programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This plan focused on digital inclusion builds on the CSL\u2019s ARPA-funded Digital Navigator Pilot Program<\/a> that ran in several districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConnecticut libraries are increasingly playing a role in the effort to close the digital divide,\u201d said CSL\u2019s Digital Inclusion Consultant Chris Gauvreau, who led the Digital Navigator Pilot. \u201cThis project is designed to develop a regional sharing model that will help small and rural libraries contribute without strain.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SUGGESTION<\/mark><\/em>: CT Public Library Initiative Seeks To Close Local Digital Divide<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In recent years, Connecticut Libraries have led efforts to address the ongoing digital divide across Connecticut, which largely impacts communities of color and other underserved residents including low-income households, senior citizens, and individuals with disabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are proud to continue the work started with the Digital Navigator Pilot,\u201d said State Librarian Deborah Schander. \u201cThanks to IMLS, we can continue to close the digital divide, both here in Connecticut and across the country.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2020 Digital Divide In Connecticut Report<\/a> found that about 35 percent of Latino residents and 31 percent of Black residents lacked wireline broadband internet at home, while 36 percent of Latino residents and 31 percent of Black residents did not have computer access at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLibraries are at the forefront of the work closing the digital divide and ending information poverty for our most vulnerable citizens,\u201d said Director Dawn La Valle of the CT State Library\u2019s Division of Library Development. \u201cRecognized as a leader in developing programs to address digital equity, CSL\u2019s model project, will inform the rest of the country and provide a turnkey solution for teaching digital literacy skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Publisher\u2019s Notes: <\/em><\/strong>CTLN produces stories on the state\u2019s ongoing digital divide to raise awareness on this equity issue that disproportionately impacts historically underserved communities. CTLN is a proud partner of the Connecticut State Public Libraries in serving Connecticut\u2019s diverse Hispanic\/Latino communities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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