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Friday March 8, 2024

Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

Jean Armour Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019 for evangelizing computers in public libraries. Hawley Studio hide caption

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Meet the woman who helped libraries across the U.S. 'surf the internet'

March 8, 2024 • Jean Armour Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019 for evangelizing computers in public libraries, the precursor to the internet being offered as a core service in those spaces.

Sunday June 14, 2020

As California Trains 20,000 Contact Tracers, Librarians and Tax Assessors Step Up

San Francisco librarian Lisa Fagundes was redeployed during the pandemic to work as a contact tracer. (Courtesy of Jasmin Serim) hide caption

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As California Trains 20,000 Contact Tracers, Librarians and Tax Assessors Step Up

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June 14, 2020 • California is paying to train a huge contingent of contact tracers by July. Many of the new recruits are librarians: they're curious, tech savvy, and great at talking to strangers.