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Author: Joy Bangonan

Rachel Kubie, reference librarian in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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Reference librarians as superheroes: navigators in a precarious online world

At best, searching for reliable online information is precarious. At worst, it’s dangerous. A new breed of information superhero — the reference librarian — is a trained navigator of this new world.

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Using digital literacy to prepare residents of correctional facilities for success

In partnership with Charlotte Works and the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Digital Charlotte is conducting classes in correctional facilities to teach their residents the necessary digital and media literacy skills to thrive in an ever-changing, modern society.

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For students, and everyone, conflict resolution is a critical skill.

After leading a workshop for students in a new form of conflict resolution, a university chaplain says what young people need is exactly what the rest of the population needs — Beware of trapping yourself in an isolated information bubble. Talk with people who disagree with you. Focus on commonalities, not differences.

Project LIFT - Teach Courageously
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Project LIFT and the city gear up for Net Inclusion 2019

With Net Inclusion 2019 less than a month away, a dozen local Charlotte organizations are getting ready to showcase their work with digital inclusion and share their impact on the community.

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Upcoming conference hopes to unite people around digital inclusion

As recognition around digital inclusion increases, the Net Inclusion 2019 conference in Charlotte brings people together to tackle the issue.

Davida Jackson, host of the Phone Wallet Keys Podcast in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 2018
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Charlotte’s library wants to create more podcasters like Davida Jackson

In the hope of creating more Davida Jacksons, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library now make podcasting kits available for checkout.

Pineville Neighbors Place
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A Pineville non-profit confronts suburban poverty

Pineville Neighbors Place is a testament to a little-known set of facts: suburbs are not always models of prosperity and education, and in many ways they lack digital resources just as seriously as urban and rural communities.

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Knight Foundation

Supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Digital Charlotte is focused on empowering organizations to deliver digital inclusion resources in the Charlotte community.

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The Center for Digital Equity is a collaboration of public, private, and resident partners housed at Queens at Queens University of Charlotte: a private, co-ed, masters level university with a commitment to liberal arts and professional studies.

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