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E-Rate Central: TSLAC’s “Bulldogs” Help Librarians Navigate the Complexities of E-Rate for Big Broadband Discounts

On October 10, the Library Digital Opportunity team (LDO) held a kick-off webinar with E-Rate Central for the upcoming 2025 E-Rate Funding Year. E-rate is a federal discount program available to accredited public libraries that pays up to 90% of broadband costs. While that is an amazing benefit, it can be challenging to complete the…

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How Harris County Public Library Gave Out a Whopping 70,000 Hotspots and Chromebooks and Won the Nation’s Top Library Award

Devices and internet accessibility are two crucial necessities to help close the digital divide. As difficult as it can be for libraries to pull together those resources, it’s often still not enough, as patrons often lack the digital literacy skills to use the devices or connect to the internet. TSLAC’s Library Digital Opportunity team recently…