Laptop Library Literacy 
Tech Soup
JULY 15, 2015
In part 1 of this series, we introduced MathAndCoding , a nonprofit that offers teen-led programming classes for children in public libraries in the Silicon Valley area. As the first librarian to host it, Karin Bricker, library manager for youth and outreach services at Mountain View Public Library, had to overcome some initial skepticism.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.
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Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Basically, it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. La Conner Regional Library was one of our test sites. It is a small, rural library that serves 5,000 people in the Skagit Valley in northern Washington State. She became the library tech person by default.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 9, 2014
The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. San Francisco libraries have varying hours and might not always be open. The developers are currently working on a version for San Francisco County.
Tech Soup
APRIL 28, 2014
11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. The report examined how mobile devices are making an impact on literacy in developing countries. Of these devices: 21,000 were smartphones. 2,000 were tablets. Anti-Phone-Theft Pledge.
Tech Soup
JUNE 22, 2015
Over the past year, we've been doing TechSoup Impact stories about nonprofits, churches, and libraries doing great work with TechSoup product donations. " Waukesha Public Library. An increasing number of public libraries are discovering TechSoup donations, but few are maxing them out like Waukesha Public Library in Wisconsin.
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 16, 2015
But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. " I have to add that one of my favorite and most prescient predictions from 2006 was by TechSoup for Libraries contributor, Phil Shapiro. This is about as certain a prediction as you'll find in this post.
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