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  • How to be Fearless in Conversations About Broadband title card

    LEARN: Let’s Be Tech-Fearless

    The training described here is a professional development resource available exclusively through Libraries for Digital Equity. Watch the “flash” version for free here. Interested in the full training? Request more info. Face Down the Intimidation… Read more

  • Digital Inclusion the New Core Service title card

    LEARN: Digital Inclusion: The New Core Service

    The training described here is a professional development resource available exclusively through Libraries for Digital Equity. Watch the “flash” version for free here. Interested in the full training? Request more info. Core to Your Mission… Read more

  • banner reading net inclusion 2024, the nation's premiere digital inclusion conference & community, philadelphia, february 13-15, 2024, powered by NDIA

    Preview: Net Inclusion ’24

    Last updated: 2/5/24. This article will be updated to reflect changes to the schedule or new speaker announcements. Anyone else excited for Net Inclusion, coming up in just two weeks?! If you’ve been to this… Read more

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    NEWS: Deadline extended to comment on Fed $ for hotspots

    Good news to all procrastinators and December email avoiders! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given us one more week to draft and submit comments on their recent proposal to make wifi hotspots eligible for… Read more

  • Digital Equity at LibLearnX 2023

    Coming up Jan. 19-22, ALA’s LibLearnX is happening in Baltimore! There’s a great slate of sessions, speakers, and vendors lined up. Here are some scheduled items of particular note for digital inclusion practitioners. Read more

  • WATCH: Why digital inclusion is our responsibility

    Watch an early pandemic era super quick training video for librarians, aimed at decision makers wondering which services to prioritize in a time of chaos and uncertainty. (Transcript available below the video) This work, including… Read more

  • REPORT: Net Inclusion 2023

    The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) hosted another fabulous summit, this time in San Antonio, TX! It was the biggest yet, boasting 800 attendees. That’s a record in growth even from last year, when just… Read more

  • WATCH: Comcast partners with library for digital equity PSA

    Now is that a great partnership or what? Comcast and its affordable internet program Internet Essentials have partnered with a state library agency to develop a call-to-action video. The PSA encourages residents to share their… Read more

  • Welcome

    Welcome. Thanks for joining us on this journey. We aim to create a network of library professionals who share a common goal of developing digital inclusion services in libraries and partner locations and advancing the… Read more

We’re working together to build the future of library services.

Librarians are the experts on information access, and that positions us to be leaders in the fight against the digital divide. By now we know that digital inclusion isn’t just our work: it’s our responsibility. Let’s work together to make our vision for digital equity a reality in every community.

Anyone can be a leader. Start by raising your hand.

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Libraries for Digital Equity created by Liz Gabbitas with support from founding partner EveryLibrary Institute. This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 in perpetuity.