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Library receives national award for technology initiative

By Bill Moss, Published: August 17, 2017

The Henderson County Public Library has received national recognition from the Urban Libraries Council for addressing technology needs across the county and improving services for each of the county’s unique populations.

Edge is an initiative led by the Urban Libraries Council and developed by a national coalition of leading library and local government organizations with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Edge Initiative is dedicated to helping libraries improve public technology services.

By using the Edge Toolkit, the library identified three main areas that needed attention: internal culture and services for individuals with disabilities, digital literacy services, and community partnerships to address workforce and economic development. The resulting improvements in all three areas earned them recognition in this month’s Edge Newsletter.

For more information, contact library director Trina Rushing at 828-697-4725 or visit http://www.libraryedge.org/ to read the article.