DPLAfest 2017—the fourth major gathering of the Digital Public Library of America’s broad community—will take place on April 20-21, 2017 in Chicago at Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center. For more information, visit the DPLA website.
With the help of Institute of Museum and Library Services grants, The New York Public Library, DPLA, and public libraries across the United States are re-thinking traditional library policies and building new technology to make the libraries and their digital collections easier to access. Our goal is to break down barriers to library use so that more people take advantage of all the services that the library offers.
Since last DPLAfest, NYPL has launched the SimplyE app and helping public libraries nationwide adopt the tool. The Library Simplified team will give you an update on the progress of their project, as well as a demo of the tool. Libraries implementing the tool will share feedback on their progress and usage.
