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PDA: Libraries Within The Ecosystem of Digital Equity - A Panel On Practical Advice and The Bigger Picture

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Professional Development
Jan 20 2022 -
11:00am to 2:30pm
Hosting Consortium: 
NC LIVE
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 5:00pm

SCELC partners with peer library consortia around the country to form the Professional Development Alliance (PDA)! The PDA is dedicated to sharing our professional development opportunities with other alliance members. This new initiative multiplies the number and variety of online professional development opportunities available to the member libraries of each participating consortium. PDA webinars are freely available to librarians and staff at all SCELC Member and Affiliate Institutions.

Session Details:

Digital equity is not a new concept. Library workers have been tasked with addressing this issue since the dawn of personal computers, decades ago. However, the pandemic has thrown obstacles in the end game of making sure our communities are digitally equitable. A recent influx of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is also now on the table. Panelists will share how working towards digital inclusion requires a strong ecosystem of collaboration, how libraries fit within this ecosystem, and practical guidance on what the future holds for digital equity initiatives.

Panelists include:
Hannah Buckland - State Library Program Specialist at the Minnesota Department of Education
Laurie Blandino - Executive Director of LOUIS - The Louisiana Library Consortium
Bruce Clark - Executive Director of Digital Charlotte
Kathryn Kehoe - Grants & Communications Librarian at North Carolina A+T University
Blaine Henderson - Digital Literacy Librarian at Greensboro Public Library