"This book examines how the unequal distribution of resources between communities can limit access to emerging technologies. It gives real world examples of libraries going the extra mile to bring more than just email access to their communities, regardless of economic status or geographic distribution"--.

• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction. Digital Equity in Libraries
• I. IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM
  • 1. Fund All the Things: Finding Money to Do Great Work
• II. PHYSICAL ACCESS
  • 2. Technology on the Border: Bringing STEAM-Based Learning and Digital Technologies to Southern Arizona
  • 3. Linux Laptops for Libraries
  • 4. Shifting Focus toward Imminent Needs: The Importance of Flexibility in Digital Literacy Training to Teens within the Maker Movement
• III. TRAINING
  • 5. Cracking the Code: The IMLS / Mozilla Web Literacy for Library Staff Project
  • 6. You Can Do I.T.: Raising Tech Confidence and Competencies in Rural Texas
  • 7. Experiment, Learn, and Respond at the Salt Lake City Public Library: Year One of the Tech League Initiative
• IV. MAKERSPACES
  • 8. The Best Things Made in a Makerspace Aren’t the Physical Ones
  • 9. Library Makerspaces and Interest-Based Learning as Tools for Digital Equity
  • 10. Improving Education with Library STEM Programs and Access to New Technologies
• V. TECHNOLOGY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS
  • 11. Evolution of Community Services in Saint Paul
  • 12. Creative Opportunity for All: Makerspaces for Youth and Adult Workforce Populations in an Urban Setting
  • 13. Learning from Our Community: Using an Assessment Tool to Meet Patrons at the Point of Need
• Index
• About the Editor and Contributors