St. Mary’s County Library is among over 100 public libraries nationwide awarded funding by the Public Library Association (PLA) to increase digital literacy using Digitallearn.org resources, powered by a generous $2.7 million contribution from AT&T. The PLA Digital Literacy Workshop Incentive and the new PLA Digital Navigator Workshop Incentive support public libraries in their work of improving basic digital skills among families and communities. The workshops will utilize DigitalLearn training materials, created in collaboration with AT&T, that are freely available to anyone through DigitalLearn.org and AT&T ScreenReady.

St. Mary’s County Library is using the funds to purchase equipment for workshops, including iOS and Android devices, laptops, and projectors. We will offer $10 gift cards to the first 75 workshop participants, and refreshments will be available at drop-in sessions.