ALA Members

projectConnect

With the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, education (both K-12 and collegiate programs) has shifted to online distance learning, where students must have access to the Internet to complete assignments. Historically, students who do not have access to reliable Internet use public facilities like libraries, or private businesses such as restaurants and coffee shops to get online to complete assignments.

Given the nature of this pandemic, social distancing has been determined to be the best course of action to slow the spread of the virus; and libraries and businesses are closing their doors for the current time to stop the spread. This further increases the likelihood of students falling behind on coursework, and their grades suffering.

Please complete the form below on behalf of your community so that we can look into assisting your communities' needs. If you are a representative of a library, tribal government, or other municipality, please email us directly at projectConnect@itdrc.org or contact Todd Clausen tclausen@itdrc.org.

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Leighann Wood, MSLIS
She/Her/Hers
Program Manager
Public Library Association (PLA)
lwood@ala.org
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Original Message------

projectConnect

With the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, education (both K-12 and collegiate programs) has shifted to online distance learning, where students must have access to the Internet to complete assignments. Historically, students who do not have access to reliable Internet use public facilities like libraries, or private businesses such as restaurants and coffee shops to get online to complete assignments.

Given the nature of this pandemic, social distancing has been determined to be the best course of action to slow the spread of the virus; and libraries and businesses are closing their doors for the current time to stop the spread. This further increases the likelihood of students falling behind on coursework, and their grades suffering.

Please complete the form below on behalf of your community so that we can look into assisting your communities' needs. If you are a representative of a library, tribal government, or other municipality, please email us directly at projectConnect@itdrc.org or contact Todd Clausen tclausen@itdrc.org.

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Leighann Wood, MSLIS
She/Her/Hers
Program Manager
Public Library Association (PLA)
lwood@ala.org
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Original Message------

Hi Leighann,

Just wondering if there is a formal relationship between ITDRC and PLA or if you are just sharing information about their projectConnect.

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