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Thank you to all the #eBooksForAll petition signers & supporters! ALA leaders and staff carried posters and bankers’ boxes full of petitions through the crowded streets of Lower Manhattan this morning to deliver our message to @MacmillanUSA — access to eBooks in libraries should not be delayed or denied!

americanlibrariesmagazine.org
On October 30 a group of library advocates carried posters and bankers’ boxes full of petitions to Macmillan Publishers. Their goal: deliver the signatures of the more than 150,000 people who have visited ebooksforall.org over the past seven weeks to demand that the publisher reverse its intended ...

"For decades, public libraries have essentially been the frontline in the battle to ensure that all segments of society are included in digital advances...it comes as no surprise that library systems across the country are working to help populations complete this year’s Census digitally. #CountOnLibraries

https://www.govtech.com/…/Could-the-2020-Census-Help-Bridge…

govtech.com
As government agencies and nonprofit groups help prepare communities for the nation’s first high-tech Census, digital inclusion advocates see a chance to bridge digital divides that span well past next year’s count.