The EPPL Tech Express , the library's first computer-training vehicle, is designed to train people in outlying areas of the county on new technology, said Jack Galindo, the library's marketing and customer relations coordinator. The vehicle's cost, $346,399.06, was paid with a grant from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Department of
Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Broadband Technology and Opportunities Program.
Specifications include:
• Up to 12 computer work stations
• Large screen TV and smart board for Instruction
• Satellite mobile broadband and cellular communications
• Wireless Internet
• Networked printer
• Full time instructor
EPPL Tech Express is equipped with satellite and cellular communication, 12 desktop computers, a large-screen television and smart board for instruction with a networked printer. The lab will expand the workforce development services outside of the physical buildings, providing access to much-needed workshops and resources to areas with limited broadband connectivity.
Criteria for Tech Mobile site visits include:
• Organization’s programs and services must target technologically underserved populations.
• Location must have adequate parking for the Tech Express vehicle (dimensions: Length 42’, Width 8’4”, and Height 13’6”).
• Location must allow for handicap access. (Tech Express has handicap accessibility).
• Must consist of at least ten participants, for a ten week commitment.

Techmobile is a 25-foot van outfitted with mobile broadband service, six
PC laptops and six iPads and, equally important, a trained staffer to provide computer training classes and one-on-one assistance to visitors who climb on-board..
Techmobile - is made possible with a Federal Broadband Technologies
Opportunities grant and by funding from the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation. https://www.phillykeyspots.org/
KEYSPOTS is powered by Freedom Rings Partnership —a consortium of government, higher education and non-profit entities that includes the
Free Library of Philadelphia. Two of the library’s six Hot
Spots ( www.freelibrary.org/hotspots ) are also funded by this federal
Broadband grant (BTOP)
Free Library Hot Spots bring computer access, classes, and the internet to neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Each Hot Spot includes computers, a printer, and all necessary broadband equipment, as well as a reference collection of Free Library materials.
Hot Spots are staffed by computer assistants trained to provide you with guided instruction as well as open-access computer time. For more information, contact the Free Library at 215-686-5372.
Find a Free Library Hot Spot at the following locations:
Audenried Charter High School
3301 Tasker Street | Philadelphia, PA | 19145
Hours : Monday - Friday, 1:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Heavenly Hall Annex
4015 Poplar Street | Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hours: Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m.
– 2:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00—5:00 p.m.
Institute for the Development of African-American Youth
2221 North Broad Street | Philadelphia, PA 19132
Hours : Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
1939 W. Venango Street | Philadelphia, PA 19140
Hours : Monday through Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Village of Arts and Humanities
2544 Germantown Avenue | 19133
Hours : Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Friday, 1:00-5:00 p.m.

The Friends of the Georgetown Public Library paid $130,000 for the new
Chevrolet van, which can hold 2,000 to 3,000 books,. The organization also donated $10,000 for books. Funding support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Hot Wheels program provides licensed Childcare
Providers of preschoolers with an excellent library experience at their site. Bookmobile or a professional staff member visits to assist in meeting educational and reading needs with a wide variety of quality books, music, videos,
CD-ROM software and storytelling kits.
These visits encourage childcare providers to make the library a regular part of their school and life and increase awareness of the importance of reading to preschoolers.
The program requires a minimum of 10 children and a maximum of 25 children between the ages of 2½ and 5 per storytime.
Each group of preschoolers has a full library experience. Books are returned from the previous visit, a storytime is offered, and books are checked out for the following four weeks.
Come visit the Alameda County Library Bookmobile, a vibrant, traveling library that houses materials and resources for all ages, including: fiction and non-fiction books, magazines, music CDs, DVDs, Large Type books, books on CD, and a staff that's always glad to help you find what you're looking for. With your Alameda County
Library card, items can be borrowed and returned just as you would at any of our brick-and-mortar libraries.
The Bookmobile visits schools, daycares, senior housing facilities, apartments, neighborhoods, and community centers on a three-week rotation. The Alameda
County Library Bookmobile is a wonderful place to browse, meet neighbors, and expand horizons.
Library Manager: Kathy Steel-Sabo

Many Denver Public Schools lack funding to provide library access to kids. The “Reading Rocket” bookmobile, which is operated by the Denver Public Library, brings books and a renewed excitement about reading to underserved schools.
The fun and colorful bookmobiles were created through generous funding by Janus Mutual Funds for the Denver public library system to encourage reading and literacy in children.
The sooner children begin to love reading, the better they’ll do in school. Janus and The Denver Public Library hope to accelerate students’ love of reading and give them more access to books by driving literacy (literally!) into their neighborhoods via two "Reading Rocket" bookmobiles. The
Reading Rockets visit 26 schools and 15 community centers every week.
People’s lives are improved by acquiring the resources and skills needed to prosper and contribute to Denver’s economy.
Early Literacy Storytimes and Outreach to Parents, Caregivers and
Teachers: Implement Every Child Read to Read (ECRR) principles in all
DPL story times and in all DPL outreach to young children, parents, caregivers and teachers. ECRR principles include the six pre-literacy skills: print awareness, print motivation, letter knowledge, narrative skills phonological awareness and vocabulary.
Early Literacy Marketing Campaign: Plan and implement a multi-platform community-wide media campaign that solidifies and supports the value and importance of early literacy. Engage external community and library partners.
After School Programs: Provide “After School is Cool” programs and children’s literacy/cultural programs in conjunction adult English Language classes at several branch locations.
Services to New Immigrants: Provide English literacy, computer and other life skills classes targeted to non-English speakers and their families in tandem with Community Learning Plazas CCLP). The CLPs provide an intergenerational and flexible format for participants with limited English proficiency to choose activities, to practice skills or work on goals independently or with one-on-one assistance from staff.
Technology Access and Training
Provide increased technology access and training at Central and eight or nine branches through the expanded Community Technology Center, strengthened technology docent program and the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funded Broadband Technology Training Program.

Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) became one of the first public libraries in the U.S. with an in-house facility for advanced computer technology, the Virtual Village Communication
Center. Renovation of existing 11,000 SF back office space to a dynamic “dot.com” environment to serve computer access needs of all
Library patrons.
PLCMC staff and staff from the Carolina Computer Access Center — a non-profit organization that provides information and demonstrations of available technology
Located on the lower level of the Main Library, Virtual Village is 11,000square-feet of 100 IBM-compatible and Macintosh computers; 120 titles of software for word-processing and desktop publishing; high-speed
Internet access; photography, video and audio editing suites, and multimedia CD-ROMs. All that compares to 20 computers and 40 software programs — in about 1,000 square feet of space — of the old
Virtual Library.
Virtual Village Communication Center is open during regular Library hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-6 p.m.
1 on 1 eReader Training
Learn how to borrow eBooks for your eReader, tablet, smartphone or laptop? Audience: Adults, Seniors eReader Assistance
Do you have specific Nook, Kindle, or Overdrive issues? Make an appointment for personal assistance.
Curso de computación en español / Computer Basics in Spanish
Curso de computación para principiantes. Temas incluyen: introducción a la computadora, procesador de palabras, Internet y correo electrónico. Introductory computer course in Spanish. Topics covered include computer basics, Word, Internet and Email.
Audience: Adults,
Seniors
Búsqueda de empleo por el Internet / Job Searching Online
Basics in Spanish
Aprenda a buscar y solicitar puestos de trabajo a través del Internet, así como encontrar ayuda adicional para ayudarle en su búsqueda de empleo. / Learn how to find and apply for jobs on the Web, as well as locate additional job searching help.
Audience: Adults
Link to complete listing of training, workshops and other services http://www.cmlibrary.org/programs/program

Bondinho da Leitura , an open library that offers free books to residents. Any city resident walking the streets around the wagon can borrow a book for free by just presenting an ID and stating an address. There are over 2,500 titles for all ages, including classics and children books.
It is part of the program Curitiba Reads, which is one of many created and managed by the omnipresent Curitiba Cultural
Foundation, an institution born during the process of urban transformation the city went through during the 1960s and
1970s led by architect Jaime Lerner.
Treehugger: http://www.treehugger.com/culture/recycled-train-wagon-transformed-street-librarycuritiba.html

Nebraska Library Commission Awarded $3.6 Million to
Upgrade Public Computer Centers in 147 Library Buildings
September 2, 2010
The Nebraska Library Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded the Library Commission a $2,416,403 grant to fund Nebraska's public computer center project, Library Broadband
Builds Nebraska Communities . The three-year project is designed to expand broadband capacity; upgrade public computing resources in libraries; and advance access to employment, learning, health information, and E-Government services. The Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), provides funding to expand broadband access and adoption in communities across the U.S. and intends to increase jobs, spur investments in technology and infrastructure, and provide long-term economic benefits. In addition to the federal grant, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide $1,251,786 in matching funds, including a grant and technical assistance to support the project. The total project budget is $3,668,189 .
Computer Basics offered in Spanish at Lexington Library:
A Computer Basics class will be offered by the Rural Enterprise
Assistance Project (REAP) Hispanic Business Center and Women’s
Business Center at the Lexington Public Library. The class will cover using the Internet. The class will be carried out in Spanish in the computer lab at the library. The participants will learn how about antivirus software and how to download a free antivirus program. They will also learn about different web browsers and “Google” search engine tips.
Nebraska Libraries Provide Local Services Essential to 21st
Century Life:
Nebraska libraries are providing technology that is essential to our communities. It isn’t about the equipment, it is about how the equipment helps our citizens learn and transform their lives. For more information see this week’s NET Nebraska radio piece on the Library Broadband
Builds Nebraska Communities program at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/netradio/news.newsmain?action=article&AR
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Criteria for Tech Mobile site visits include:

Building Digitally Inclusive Communities: A brief guide to the proposed framework
Publications sponsored by The Institute for Museum & Library Services (IMLS) http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/workflow_staging/AssetManager/273.PDF
Opportunity for All How Library Policies and Practices
Impact Public Internet Access
From the American Library Association (ALA http://impactsurvey.org/documents/OPP4ALL2_FinalReport.pdf
Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action
From the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation http://www.knightcomm.org/digital-and-media-literacy/