#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon May 3 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Libraries and the digital divide during the pandemic

METRO did a webinar last week on libraries in New York and how their patrons are being affected by the digital divide right now, I thought this was a good chance for us to discuss the same issue.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

QUESTIONS

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Q1: How are your patrons affected by the digital divide during the pandemic?

Q2: Is your library doing anything specific to combat the issues of the digital divide at this time?

Q3 What do you think the responsibility of libraries is to fix the digital divide right now? How can we fix it in the long term?

Q4? Do you think the current situation will help us make lasting changes in narrowing the digital divide or do you think this will make the divide even wider than it previously was?

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