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Library receives CARES reimbursements, digitizes local titles and readies OverDrive for app rollout
Summary
Director Michael Blackwell reported $6,000 reimbursed from a CARES grant, remaining e-book grant funds, digitization of local titles for the Digital Public Library of America and imminent OverDrive audiobook availability through the library's Simply app.
The St. Mary's County Library reported progress on pandemic-era digital expansions and grant reimbursements at the trustees meeting.
Michael Blackwell, director of St. Mary's County Library, said the system has been reimbursed $6,000 from a state-administered CARES grant; the funds will cover the library's adoption of the Communico Engage app that allows patrons to check out items on their own mobile devices. He also said an e-book grant remains active and that approximately…
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