This page includes awards made during the current NNLM award period (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2026).
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| Project Title | Lead Organization | Project Summary | Project Start Date | Project End Date | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESLN Technology: Mobile Telepresence Education Platform | Northern New York Library Network (NNYLN) | The shift to 100% virtual learning events during the pandemic taught us that as much as our members value getting together in person, online events allow for much more participation. The Northern NY Library Network’s region spans 11,000 square miles, making travel significant for some of our members with any in-person event. Going forward, we want the best of both worlds: we want to resume meeting up in person for training events to promote long-term relationship-building and collaboration, but we want events to remain accessible to remote attendees. The equipment purchased… | New York | ||
| ESLN Technology: High-speed Scanner | METRO - Metropolitan New York Library Council | The proposed project is to enable the NYAM to purchase a high-speed scanner, which will allow quicker access to the medical-related materials in our library. | New York | ||
| ESLN Technology: Tablet Kits for Health Information | Capital District Library Council | This NNLM grant funded project will enable the Capital District Library Council (CDLC) to preload and provide tablets to our three public library systems to distribute to their member libraries equitably. Primarily, these tablets will provide easy access to high quality online health information from the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine including PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov and MedlinePlus. Links to other curated health information sites endorsed/vetted by the NIH will also be provided. | New York | ||
| ESLN Technology: Telehealth for All in South Central New York State | South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC) | In Fall 2021, SCRLC conducted a telehealth survey among the region's public libraries. Thirty-four of 130 participated, and the survey demonstrated interest in offering telehealth, but privacy was a barrier to some of the respondents. Others may not have responded because they, too, lacked space and privacy. The survey also demonstrated a need for health information literacy education on the part of library workers. In that space is a challenge, we would like to use our technology grant to provide telehealth kits to our public libraries/systems. Patients/patrons will then… | New York | ||
| ESLN Technology:Assisting Afghans to Relocate, Educate, Assimilate (AAREA) | Western New York Library Resources Council | This project will provide Afghan and other refugee families recently relocated to Buffalo, New York, with assistance to navigate the healthcare system and locate health information in their native languages. WNYLRC will purchase equipment to provide to refugee families through the International Institute of Buffalo. Caseworkers and volunteers at the IIB will distribute 39 devices to participants already enrolled in IIB programs. The devices can be used at the IIB or at public libraries for the most secure connections. Assisting families to apply for free Internet service through the… | New York |