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El Paso, Texas
Public Access
El Paso Public Library Tech Express
The EPPL Tech Express , the library's first computer-training vehicle, is
designed to train people in outlying areas of the county on new technology,
said Jack Galindo, the library's marketing and customer relations
coordinator. The vehicle's cost, $346,399.06, was paid with a grant from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Broadband Technology and Opportunities Program.
Specifications include:
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Up to 12 computer work stations
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Large screen TV and smart board for Instruction
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Satellite mobile broadband and cellular communications
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Wireless Internet
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Networked printer
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Full time instructor
Criteria for Tech Mobile site visits include:
EPPL Tech Express is equipped with satellite and cellular
communication, 12 desktop computers, a large-screen television and
smart board for instruction with a networked printer. The lab will expand
the workforce development services outside of the physical buildings,
providing access to much-needed workshops and resources to areas
with limited broadband connectivity.
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Organization’s programs and services must target
technologically underserved populations.
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Location must have adequate parking for the Tech Express
vehicle (dimensions: Length 42’, Width 8’4”, and Height 13’6”).
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Location must allow for handicap access. (Tech Express has
handicap accessibility).
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Must consist of at least ten participants, for a ten week
commitment.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Public Access
Free Library of Philadelphia’s Tech Mobile
Techmobile is a 25-foot van outfitted with mobile broadband service, six
PC laptops and six iPads and, equally important, a trained staffer to
provide computer training classes and one-on-one assistance to visitors
who climb on-board..
Free Library Hot Spots bring computer access, classes, and the
internet to neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Each Hot Spot
includes computers, a printer, and all necessary broadband
equipment, as well as a reference collection of Free Library materials.
Hot Spots are staffed by computer assistants trained to provide you
with guided instruction as well as open-access computer time. For
more information, contact the Free Library at 215-686-5372.
Find a Free Library Hot Spot at the following locations:
Audenried Charter High School
3301 Tasker Street | Philadelphia, PA | 19145
Hours: Monday - Friday, 1:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Techmobile - is made possible with a Federal Broadband Technologies
Opportunities grant and by funding from the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation.
https://www.phillykeyspots.org/
KEYSPOTS is powered by Freedom Rings Partnership—a consortium
of government, higher education and non-profit entities that includes the
Free Library of Philadelphia. Two of the library’s six Hot
Spots (www.freelibrary.org/hotspots) are also funded by this federal
Broadband grant (BTOP)
Heavenly Hall Annex
4015 Poplar Street | Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hours: Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00—5:00 p.m.
Institute for the Development of African-American Youth
2221 North Broad Street | Philadelphia, PA 19132
Hours: Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
1939 W. Venango Street | Philadelphia, PA 19140
Hours: Monday through Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Village of Arts and Humanities
2544 Germantown Avenue | 19133
Hours: Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Georgetown, Texas
Mobile Words on Wheels 2012
The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library paid $130,000 for the new
Chevrolet van, which can hold 2,000 to 3,000 books,. The organization also
donated $10,000 for books. Funding support from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services.
WOW!
Mobile Words on Wheels 2012
Fremont, California
The Hot Wheels program provides licensed Childcare
Providers of preschoolers with an excellent library
experience at their site. Bookmobile or a professional staff
member visits to assist in meeting educational and reading
needs with a wide variety of quality books, music, videos,
CD-ROM software and storytelling kits.
Community Outreach
These visits encourage childcare providers to make the library a
regular part of their school and life and increase awareness of
the importance of reading to preschoolers.
The program requires a minimum of 10 children and a
maximum of 25 children between the ages of 2½ and 5 per
storytime.
Each group of preschoolers has a full library experience. Books
are returned from the previous visit, a storytime is offered, and
books are checked out for the following four weeks.
Come visit the Alameda County Library Bookmobile, a vibrant, traveling library that
houses materials and resources for all ages, including: fiction and non-fiction books,
magazines, music CDs, DVDs, Large Type books, books on CD, and a staff that's
always glad to help you find what you're looking for. With your Alameda County
Library card, items can be borrowed and returned just as you would at any of
our brick-and-mortar libraries.
The Bookmobile visits schools, daycares, senior housing facilities, apartments,
neighborhoods, and community centers on a three-week rotation. The Alameda
County Library Bookmobile is a wonderful place to browse, meet neighbors, and
expand horizons.
Library Manager: Kathy Steel-Sabo
Denver, Colorado
Many Denver Public Schools lack funding to provide library
access to kids. The “Reading Rocket” bookmobile, which is
operated by the Denver Public Library, brings books and a
renewed excitement about reading to underserved schools.
Community Outreach
People’s lives are improved by acquiring the resources and skills
needed to prosper and contribute to Denver’s economy.
Early Literacy Storytimes and Outreach to Parents, Caregivers and
Teachers: Implement Every Child Read to Read (ECRR) principles in all
DPL story times and in all DPL outreach to young children, parents,
caregivers and teachers. ECRR principles include the six pre-literacy skills:
print awareness, print motivation, letter knowledge, narrative skills
phonological awareness and vocabulary.
Early Literacy Marketing Campaign: Plan and implement a multi-platform
community-wide media campaign that solidifies and supports the value and
importance of early literacy. Engage external community and library
partners.
The fun and colorful bookmobiles were created through
generous funding by Janus Mutual Funds for the Denver
public library system to encourage reading and literacy in
children.
The sooner children begin to love reading, the better they’ll
do in school. Janus and The Denver Public Library hope to
accelerate students’ love of reading and give them more
access to books by driving literacy (literally!) into their
neighborhoods via two "Reading Rocket" bookmobiles. The
Reading Rockets visit 26 schools and 15 community
centers every week.
After School Programs: Provide “After School is Cool” programs and
children’s literacy/cultural programs in conjunction adult English Language
classes at several branch locations.
Services to New Immigrants: Provide English literacy, computer and other
life skills classes targeted to non-English speakers and their families in
tandem with Community Learning Plazas CCLP). The CLPs provide an
intergenerational and flexible format for participants with limited English
proficiency to choose activities, to practice skills or work on goals
independently or with one-on-one assistance from staff.
Technology Access and Training
Provide increased technology access and training at Central and eight or nine
branches through the expanded Community Technology Center,
strengthened technology docent program and the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funded Broadband Technology Training Program.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Virtual Village Communication Center at
Charlotte Mecklenburg Main Library
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) became one
of the first public libraries in the U.S. with an in-house facility for
advanced computer technology, the Virtual Village Communication
Center. Renovation of existing 11,000 SF back office space to a
dynamic “dot.com” environment to serve computer access needs of all
Library patrons.
PLCMC staff and staff from the Carolina Computer Access Center — a
non-profit organization that provides information and demonstrations of
available technology
Located on the lower level of the Main Library, Virtual Village is 11,000square-feet of 100 IBM-compatible and Macintosh computers; 120 titles
of software for word-processing and desktop publishing; high-speed
Internet access; photography, video and audio editing suites, and
multimedia CD-ROMs. All that compares to 20 computers and 40
software programs — in about 1,000 square feet of space — of the old
Virtual Library.
Training and Education
Virtual Village Communication Center is open during regular Library
hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-6
p.m.; and Sunday, 1-6 p.m.
1 on 1 eReader Training
Learn how to borrow eBooks for your eReader, tablet, smartphone or
laptop? Audience: Adults, Seniors
eReader Assistance
Do you have specific Nook, Kindle, or Overdrive issues? Make an
appointment for personal assistance.
Curso de computación en español / Computer Basics in Spanish
Curso de computación para principiantes. Temas incluyen: introducción
a la computadora, procesador de palabras, Internet y correo
electrónico. Introductory computer course in Spanish. Topics covered
include computer basics, Word, Internet and Email.Audience: Adults,
Seniors
Búsqueda de empleo por el Internet / Job Searching Online
Basics in Spanish
Aprenda a buscar y solicitar puestos de trabajo a través del Internet,
así como encontrar ayuda adicional para ayudarle en su búsqueda de
empleo. / Learn how to find and apply for jobs on the Web, as well as
locate additional job searching help.Audience: Adults
Link to complete listing of training, workshops and other services
http://www.cmlibrary.org/programs/program
Train Wagon Transformed into Clever Street
Library in Curitiba, Brazil
Community Outreach
Bondinho da Leitura, an open library that offers free books to
residents. Any city resident walking the streets around the
wagon can borrow a book for free by just presenting an ID and
stating an address. There are over 2,500 titles for all ages,
including classics and children books.
It is part of the program Curitiba Reads, which is one of many
created and managed by the omnipresent Curitiba Cultural
Foundation, an institution born during the process of urban
transformation the city went through during the 1960s and
1970s led by architect Jaime Lerner.
Treehugger:
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/recycled-train-wagon-transformed-street-librarycuritiba.html
Nebraska
Nebraska Library Commission Awarded $3.6 Million to
Upgrade Public Computer Centers in 147 Library Buildings
Training and Education
September 2, 2010
The Nebraska Library Commission announced that the U.S. Department
of Commerce has awarded the Library Commission a $2,416,403 grant
to fund Nebraska's public computer center project, Library Broadband
Builds Nebraska Communities. The three-year project is designed to
expand broadband capacity; upgrade public computing resources in
libraries; and advance access to employment, learning, health
information, and E-Government services. The Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), provides funding to
expand broadband access and adoption in communities across the U.S.
and intends to increase jobs, spur investments in technology and
infrastructure, and provide long-term economic benefits. In addition to
the federal grant, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will
provide $1,251,786 in matching funds, including a grant and technical
assistance to support the project. The total project budget is $3,668,189.
Computer Basics offered in Spanish at Lexington Library:
A Computer Basics class will be offered by the Rural Enterprise
Assistance Project (REAP) Hispanic Business Center and Women’s
Business Center at the Lexington Public Library. The class will cover
using the Internet. The class will be carried out in Spanish in the
computer lab at the library. The participants will learn how about
antivirus software and how to download a free antivirus program. They
will also learn about different web browsers and “Google” search
engine tips.
Nebraska Libraries Provide Local Services Essential to 21st
Century Life:
Nebraska libraries are providing technology that is essential to our
communities. It isn’t about the equipment, it is about how the equipment
helps our citizens learn and transform their lives. For more information
see this week’s NET Nebraska radio piece on the Library Broadband
Builds Nebraska Communities program at
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/netradio/news.newsmain?action=article&AR
TICLE_ID=1871713
American Library Association (ALA)
Association of Rural and Small Libraries
(ARSL)
Criteria for Tech Mobile site visits include:
Resources
Building Digitally Inclusive Communities: A brief guide to
the proposed framework
Publications sponsored by The Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS)
http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/workflow_staging/AssetManager/273.PDF
Opportunity for All How Library Policies and Practices
Impact Public Internet Access
From the American Library Association (ALA
http://impactsurvey.org/documents/OPP4ALL2_FinalReport.pdf
Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action
From the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
http://www.knightcomm.org/digital-and-media-literacy/