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Five Ways You Can Influence Digital Inclusion in Charlotte

What if you woke up and didn’t have your smartphone to check the latest Charlotte Agenda post, didn’t have Alexa to check the weather, didn’t have your laptop to finish a last-minute resume update or homework assignment. These are daily […]

Rachel Kubie, reference librarian in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

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.

Maker Space at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library May 2019

Extending community access to technology at 3 Charlotte organizations

Behailu Academy, BLKTECHCLT, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library are extending community access to technology through a donation of 25 Apple iMac workstations from the Queens Knight School of Communication.

Davida Jackson, host of the Phone Wallet Keys Podcast in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 2018

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.

Mary Pitkin, volunteer, Digital Charlotte, October 2018

Mary Pitkin is a giver, receiver, volunteer, and digital activist

Volunteering, often overlooked and ignored, benefits both the giver and receiver–and Mary Pitkin is a perfect example of why it’s such a great thing to do.

Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services

Low-cost internet is a potential lifeline for Charlotte’s neediest residents. But few know about it.

A team of student journalists from Queens University found weak awareness about low-cost internet access plans across Mecklenburg County among low-income residents and some of the agencies that work with them.

University City library takes digital literacy on the road

A group of staff members and volunteers organized by the University City branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is taking digital literacy classes on the road, and has already educated and certified 100 seniors in six classes throughout north Charlotte. […]

Five lessons from the launch of Charlotte’s digital library

Two years ago, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library launched a new digital branch for $10,000. Beyond the cost savings, the library’s digital strategy manager says the project delivered at least five key lessons.

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How Village Network serves the digital needs of seniors

Charlotte Village Network is a non-profit organization that helps senior citizens age in place — and digital tools are a key component for providing access to services.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library now has a wifi hotspot checkout program - June 2016

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Library launches mobile Wi-Fi hotspot rental program

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library launched a program to lend mobile Wi-Fi hotspots to help the 19 percent of Charlotte residents who lack home Internet access.

Cam Tu Diep, librarian at Beatties Ford Regional Library, conducting technology tutoring in Vietnamese.

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On Beatties Ford Road, a librarian teaches digital literacy in Vietnamese

Cam Tu Diep is a librarian at the Beatties Ford Road Regional Branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. At the end of the day, she tutors the Vietnamese speaking community.

Unloading personal computers for the Charlotte Internet and Computer Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.

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Community unites to make low-cost computers and internet access available

EveryoneOn will make low-cost computers, internet access and computer training available at a “Charlotte Internet and Computer Bazaar” scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, at Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church.