• Brian Hildreth
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Day 1: Session 2B - Developing Digital Equity through Community Assessment & Planning

Between 2021 and 2022, STLS member libraries will secure nearly $650,000 in federal and state funds to lay public access computing infrastructure for the next three to five years. How will libraries utilize these funds to best meet community needs? How will directors and boards work with their staff to guarantee these infrastructures are maintained? And, most importantly what types of programs and outreach will libraries employ to assist communities in using these resources? This workshop will feature stories from local librarians who will discuss the technologies they are utilizing, the programs they are offering and the plans they are developing to sustain digital equity for communities in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes. Brian Hildreth is the Executive Director of the Southern Tier Library System.