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Sunnyvale library outlines digital‑literacy programs, warns of digital divide and AI risks
Summary
Library technology staff presented definitions, services and local data on digital literacy and the digital divide, described programs for adults and children, and fielded trustee questions about digital cards, hotspots and AI. No formal board action was taken.
Amanda Dela Cruz, a librarian in Technology Services at the Sunnyvale Public Library, presented the library’s digital‑literacy work at the Board of Library Trustees meeting on April 7, 2025, reviewing definitions, local data on technology access, library services and programs aimed at adults and children.
Dela Cruz opened by reading UNESCO’s definition, and said, “digital literacy is the ability to access, manage, understand, integrate, communicate, evaluate, and create information safely and appropriately through digital technologies for employment, decent jobs, and entrepreneurship.” She outlined components the library teaches: finding information, evaluating it and communicating it, and noted digital‑age topics such as generative…
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