Are you a public library looking to enhance your community's digital literacy skills? The Public Library Association (PLA), in partnership with AT&T, offers funding and resources through the Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive program to support libraries in teaching essential digital skills using PLA's DigitalLearn course modules and training materials that are freely available to anyone. Since 2022, PLA and AT&T have empowered nearly 400 public libraries to conduct over 3,800 workshops, reaching more than 19,000 learners. With support from AT&T's Connected Learning initiative, PLA has expanded and updated its DigitalLearn courses, now offering materials in both English and Spanish.
Funding Details:
- 50 large libraries will receive $10,000 each to teach a minimum of 75 learners.
- 50 small libraries (service population of less than 100,000) will receive $5,000 each to teach a minimum of 30 learners.
- Eligible Expenses: Grant funds can be used for hiring trainers, purchasing training aids, giveaways, and technology, printing materials, advertising workshops, translating materials, providing snacks, transportation, and childcare, renting space, and more.
- Conduct Workshops by May 30, 2025 using DigitalLearn training content such as: Internet Basics, Video Conferencing Basics, Cybersecurity Basics, Email Basics, Computer Basics (Windows 10), Computer Basics (macOS 11), Mobile Device Basics (Android), Mobile Device Basics (iOS).
- Collect post-workshop learner surveys, report monthly participant numbers, and complete a final evaluation survey by June 16, 2025.
- Develop a plan to recruit learners, especially from underserved groups, and announce the award through various communication channels.
- Open to public libraries in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Libraries must apply as systems, not individual branches.
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