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<p class="MsoNormal">Gentle reminder to please take this survey by May 15 if you have not already. To date 21 public and tribal libraries have taken the survey and the average time is 13 minutes.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> nmlibs-bounces@lists.zianet.com <nmlibs-bounces@lists.zianet.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Guinnee, Eli, DCA<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 17, 2023 5:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NM Library Directors <nmlibs@lists.zianet.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Nmlibs] NM Library Digital Equity Survey<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With federal funding for digital equity on its way, we want to better understand how libraries of all types are currently filling digital equity gaps and planning for future needs.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Would you please <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/ANkXHjpLw4">
take this survey</a> by May 15? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We only need one response per library; please forward to the person at your library best positioned to talk about current IT offerings and future needs. The information you provide will be shared with the Office of Broadband Access and
Expansion and the Connect New Mexico Council, and will be shared back to the library world. All information will be compiled and shared anonymously.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your responses are very valuable and much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Thank you! <o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Library Digital Equity Task Force<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maria Constantine, Columbus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David Cox, NM Tech<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tori Duggan, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rachel Exposito, Embudo Valley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eli Guinnee, NM State Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Jones, Carlsbad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April Kent, Highlands University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Margaret Neill, Santa Fe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kim Underwood, Alamogordo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Eli Guinnee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">New Mexico State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Chair of <a href="https://dcaeducates.nmculture.org/">
<span style="color:blue">Education and Engagement, Department of Cultural Affairs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Member, <a href="https://www.doit.nm.gov/programs/broadband/connect-new-mexico-council/">
<span style="color:blue">Connect New Mexico Broadband Council</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.nmstatelibrary.org/"><span style="color:blue">New Mexico State Library</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Cell (505) 629-9153<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Please Note New Email Address:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:eli.guinnee@dca.nm.gov"><span style="color:blue">eli.guinnee@dca.nm.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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