This weekly Friday webinar is open to all. Webinar Series: What is a Library if the Building is Closed? Join us as we explore: internet access, digital services, physical materials & social infrastructure Friday's Topic: What role can libraries play in support of students and families caught in a terrible bind between not working and not being at a school building? ... noting that educational institutions are approaching a crisis point in trying to open for the fall... as the pandemic numbers increase Friday 7/10 11am ET Note: Session runs for 1 hr with Q&A for 1/2 hr following. [Session is recorded. Q&A is not] Speakers: Eddy Smith, Texas 2020 Librarian of the Year, and Abilene Library Consortia Director. Eddy is a state leader on broadband as part of the state broadband commission. Libraries at the table. Imagine! Dianne Connery, of the Pottsboro Library has a compelling plan to partner with a local wireless provider to use EBS to reach students at home who otherwise lack access. Pottsboro just scored #1 in state CARES grant money out of 116 applicants! How'd they do that? How do they do that?! What’s their secret for success? Collaborations! Easy to say. Hard to do! Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-a-library-tickets-111346034988<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwhats-a-library-tickets-111346034988&data=02%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C7deb6e4c5f00476a3a0f08d8242a64da%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637299111847465509&sdata=Fxlg3n%2FqAdnev2lyfMX%2FRwInO2w45TgemZqoD4aSDaA%3D&reserved=0> https://zoom.us/j/738305239<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fj%2F738305239&data=02%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C7deb6e4c5f00476a3a0f08d8242a64da%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637299111847465509&sdata=e%2BSM7LeCcGzSIlY2TVLuY4GHfvG0bYnoI%2BPFyqGeD10%3D&reserved=0> Here is the link to the Pottsboro proposal "Connect with Educational Broadband Service Spectrum" file in google drive. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FmNfOErhRu5vxVfQSJsr-6WwXWvUYdkk<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F1FmNfOErhRu5vxVfQSJsr-6WwXWvUYdkk&data=02%7C01%7Cwhites29%40michigan.gov%7C7deb6e4c5f00476a3a0f08d8242a64da%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637299111847475460&sdata=uPXCBN4C79p%2F2zGaHD2vcgDdvp%2Fpfrs1ClkB6kezYE4%3D&reserved=0> For more information visit Gigabit Libraries Network Pandemic Response page http://giglibraries.net/page-1712339 Shannon White Library Development Manager Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Schedule: Tue-Fri 8-5 Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/LibraryofMich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/>