The Friends of the Delaware County District Library is bringing a very special visitor to us through Zoom all the way from the United Kingdom. Author Annie
1/22/2021, 6 a.m. Free art kits from the Walters Art Museum distributed to Baltimore City and County residents Courtesy Photo
Baltimoreâ The Walters Art Museum has once again distributed free art kits to supplement arts education for students learning from home. Designed for ages six to 11 and offered in both English and Spanish, the art kits explore themes of art and identity with the goal of encouraging parents and children to learn about and create art together.
âThe kits provide fun, educational, and non-digital resources to families that are learning at home,â said Laurel Miller, Director of Visitor Services and Interim Director of Education. âWeâve worked to be responsive to digital burnout, unequal access to technology, best practices in child development and learning, as well as familiesâ evolving schedules to create resources that are relevant and engaging.â
Citing a lack of transparency and communication from Baltimore County Public Library leadership and seeking healthcare benefits for almost half of the library system’s workforce, library employees are trying to unionize.
Updated: 1:33 PM EST Dec 21, 2020 Baltimore County is taking steps to expand internet access to those in need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.To help support families impacted by the pandemic, Baltimore County is using coronavirus relief act funding to sponsor six months of Comcast s Internet Essentials service to all existing program participants across the county, representing nearly 11,000 households. These households are now receiving service at no-cost for six months.The county said Comcast s Internet Essentials program offers a router and high-speed access to qualifying low-income households for $9.95 per month.In addition, the county has expanded public Wi-Fi availability. All 19 branches of the Baltimore County Public Library and all 28 Recreation and Parks locations now have high-speed external public Wi-Fi.Individuals can now access Wi-Fi outside the facilities in addition to inside. Residents can find an interactive county map of Wi-Fi locations here.The county has a
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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday announced moves to expand access to high-speed internet.
“With our children learning remotely, many people working from home, and critical services like medical appointments moving online, we have been reminded of our responsibility to ensure that every resident has access to affordable high-speed internet service,” Olszewski said in a statement. “Our team has taken a number of important steps to ensure equitable access so that our residents don’t fall behind and we will continue to innovate in order to further expand service across our County.”
Qualifying low-income residents already have access to Comcast s $9.95 per month Internet Essentials program, The county will use federal coronavirus relief funding to sponsor six months of Internet Essentials service for all of the nearly 11,000 county subscrib