Digital Literacy and Public Libraries PLA and Digital Literacy · hotspots or computers for new...
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Digital Literacy and Public Libraries • 90% of libraries help patrons with basic internet skills • 84% of libraries offer technology training in computer and software use • 61% of March 2020 survey respondents are moving programs online due to COVID-19 PLA and Digital Literacy • DigitalLearn.org • Grants and technology for libraries • Digital literacy leadership and education • Project Outcome
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Digital Literacy and Public Libraries• 90% of libraries help patrons with basic internet skills
• 84% of libraries offer technology training in computer and
software use
• 61% of March 2020 survey respondents are moving
programs online due to COVID-19
PLA and Digital Literacy• DigitalLearn.org
• Grants and technology for libraries
• Digital literacy leadership and education
• Project Outcome
Tools for Patrons
Tools for Trainers
DigitalLead: Rural Libraries
Creating New Possibilities
Supported by Microsoft
• Fall 2019: PLA supplied 40+ rural libraries with
hotspots or computers for new programming
• Spring 2020: PLA will provide public WiFi
access points and funding to rural libraries to
extend signals
Apply now! Size and geographic restrictions apply
See PLA’s Digital Literacy initiatives page for
these and other opportunities
ala.org/pla/initiatives/digitalliteracy
Online learning
and conference
programs
Tools like the Tech
Skills Checklist
Emails and
ALA Connect
interest group
PLA Digital Literacy Committee
