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College Hill's Washington Memorial Public Library Receives Technology-Transforming Grant |
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Macon and Bibb County residents will be able to gain computer skills and expand Internet access thanks to a $500,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. With Knight Foundation support, the Washington Memorial Public Library - in the heart of the College Hill neighborhood - will be transformed from an aging traditional library into "The Hub" for information and community activities accessible to area residents.
In partnership with the Bibb County Commission, the library will be renovated, 85 new computers will be purchased - nearly doubling the current number - and an array of training classes will be offered to library patrons.
The $500,000 grant is part of a $5.5 million Knight Foundation initiative benefiting library users in 20 communities across the United States. Washington Library is the main library of the five libraries in Bibb County and bridges the digital divide for those in the community who would otherwise have no access to computers, the Internet and other digital resources.
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