by Compendium News Staff | May 14, 2021 | Broadband, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) As a part of the American Rescue Plan Act, over $7.1 billion dollars was allocated to be expended through creation of the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) to provide funding for schools and libraries nationwide to purchase laptops,...
by Compendium News Staff | May 13, 2021 | Academic Libraries, Broadband, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Libraries in Pennsylvania are a source of information for many Pennsylvanians. Please read the press release about the Emergency Broadband Benefit program shared below. If your library wants to promote the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, printable signs and...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 21, 2020 | Academic Libraries, Broadband, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
Digital Equity in the Age of COVID-19 spotlights how the pandemic has both intensified the digital divide and created a window for action by raising the visibility of what it means to be unconnected in our hyper-connected world, especially for our most vulnerable...
by Compendium News Staff | Oct 3, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
HARRISBURG, PA, October 1, 2019 – The Keystone Initiative for Network-Based Education and Research (KINBER) today announced that its President and CEO, Gwendolyn “Wendy” Huntoon, is stepping down as president and CEO effective Oct. 31. Ms. Huntoon will...
by Compendium News Staff | May 20, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Access the American Library Association’s Libraries’ Guide to the 2020 Census. Learn more and access the link to sign up for ALA’s Census newsletter.
by Compendium News Staff | May 11, 2019 | Academic Libraries, Accessibility, Broadband, Data, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
Access data on the digital divide for lower-income Americans and see links for other groups, such as the disabled or the rural population, on PEW’s Fact-Tank.
