May 01 2015
President Obama has announced two initiatives intended to "strengthen learning opportunities by improving access to digital content and to public libraries."
In the first initiative, major publishers including Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Candlewick and Bloomsbury will provide e-books valued at over $250m for use by low-income students.
In the second, the New York Public Library, with financial support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is developing an e-reader app for low-income families that will provide age-appropriate book collections to low-income students aged 4-18; and various agencies including a network of librarians will volunteer to help get the books to the intended audience.
In addition, 30 communities have committed to the ConnectED Library Challenge which aims to ensure that every student has a library card.
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