NCompass Live: Problem-solving in Your Library Using the Toward Gigabit Libraries Toolkit

Learn how to solve common library tech issues using the free Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit on next week’s NCompass Live webinar on Wednesday, September 18 at 10am CT.

In this session, we will tap into the collective “IT brain” of the attendees to walk through how to solve common library tech issues using the free Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit. The newly updated toolkit helps library staff scale up their tech skills to understand, improve, and fund IT and broadband improvements. The Toward Gigabit Libraries toolkit was made possible through two grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), RE-00-15-0110-15 and RE-246219-OLS-20. For example, how can a non-techie library worker know which cables are actually working and which ones are dormant/unused? The participants will collaborate with some help from Stephanie, Carson, and the toolkit to talk through common IT and broadband problems and find solutions. Attendees are encouraged to bring their real-life library IT and broadband issues to the session– we’ll work together to leverage the community’s collective knowledge and the toolkit’s resources to solve them. After you attend the session, you’ll know how to navigate the free toolkit to use later with your library staff to raise everyone’s “IT IQ.”

Presenters: Stephanie Stenberg, Director, Internet2 Community Anchor Program (CAP) and Carson Block, Library Technology Consultant, Carson Block Consulting, Inc. .

Upcoming NCompass Live shows:

• Sept. 25 – NLC Grants for 2025
• Oct. 2 – Pretty Sweet Tech: Digital Navigators & Digital Equity in Nebraska
• Oct. 9 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE – ENJOY NLA!
• Oct. 16 – Dragons at the Library: An Exciting New Reading Program
• Oct. 23 – Letters About Literature 2024
• Oct. 30 – Pretty Sweet Tech
• Nov. 6 – Summer Reading Program 2025: Color Our World

To register for an NCompass Live show, or to listen to recordings of past shows, go to the NCompass Live webpage.

NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website.

The show is presented online using the GoTo Webinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoTo Webinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.