Wrangell Cooperative Association

The Basic grant will be used to renew the library's subscription to the Alaska Digital Library to provide free access to eBooks and audio books for patrons. This program continues to be popular with patrons who use the service to download books for reading while they are fishing or when they are at fish camp. The grant will also be used to purchase (4) new Dell OptiPlex 5250 AIO XCTO computers for public use. The old computers are becoming outdated and there have been technological issues. The computers are used by patrons to access the Internet, government websites, health information, email, job searches, education, research, and social media. Students utilize the computers to access university programs and take proctored exams. Finally, the grant will be used to send library staff to the Alaska Library Conference in February/March of 2019. The conference provides a variety of continuing education opportunities.