Get email alerts on the Digital Equity topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Go Digital East Hampton program expands device lending and digital-literacy classes
Summary
E Media and the East Hampton Public Library reported the Go Digital program has delivered classes, tech help and a new device grant (108 Chromebooks, 140 Dell laptops) and serves senior and public-housing populations; program sustainability depends on future grants and staff hours tied to the override outcome.
E Media and the East Hampton Public Library presented an update on the Go Digital East Hampton digital-equity program, describing class offerings, tech help locations and a recent device grant that is distributing Chromebooks and Windows laptops to residents.
Jeff Mastriani, executive director of E Media, said the program grew from a Massachusetts Broadband Institute municipal-digital-equity implementation grant. The city, E Media, the library and other partners have run digital-literacy classes, a "learn to earn" program that awards a Chromebook after completing training, and expanded tech-help hours to seven locations across the city.
Library circulation and operations librarian Ben Parra said the program received a device grant that included 108 Chromebooks and 140 Dell Windows laptops. About 30 devices had been distributed in the early phase of pickups; program staff are continuing distribution. Parra warned that the program’s ongoing capacity depends on grant funding and staff hours; if the override fails and departments lose staff hours, their ability to apply for and manage grants could be reduced.
AI generated
The text on this page is AI generated. Summaries, highlights, analysis, and video transcripts are all produced from the original source material.
AI can make mistakes, so if you spot one, and we will fix it for everyone.
Note: the source content is unaltered by us. Any content source we link to, be it a video, an audio recording, or a document, is presented exactly as its publisher released it. That publisher is usually a government body, sometimes an individual official or another organisation.
