Library Laptop and Hotspots Lending and Workready Programs
LA COUNTY LIBRARY

1.4 Digital Divide
Federal Expenditure CategoryHousehold Assistance: Internet Access Programs
06/01/2023
Anticipated End Date06/30/2025
Supported Languages
- Spanish
Project Contacts
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Grace Reyes
Indicators & Metrics to Date
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Number of Households Served0
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Number of Work Ready Kits Assembled400
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Number of Work Ready Kits Distributed400
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Monthly Work Ready Kits Checkouts (27 Library Locations)772
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Total Work Ready Monthly Kits on Hold577
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Number of Work Ready Programs Schedulled/Events this month28
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Number of individuals registered for work ready events this month8450
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Number of Attendees to Monthly Work Ready Programs/Events2907
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Number of monthly Work Ready Kits on Hold - Number of Patrons that will pick up a kit577
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Number of Registrations to the GED Career Online Program this month40
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Career Online Highschool Graduates0
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Increase community GED preparedness = Career Online High School Graduates11
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Total Number of Kits Assembled1400
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Total Number of Kits Distributed1400
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Number of Laptop Lending kits checked out monthly—number of persons/households that used kits2701
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Number of Monthly Laptop Lending kits on hold—number of patrons that will pick up a kit577
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Equity Explorer Report Project Conclusion- #Households Without Internet Access145162
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Number of Hotspots Assembled0
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Number of Hotspots Distributed to 85 Library Locations0
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Number of Hotspots Checked Out Monthly-Individuals/Households Using the Hotspots0
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Number of Hotspots Holds - Individuals pending to pick-up (7 days) or waiting for available Hotspot (Queue)0
Target Populations
- Small Businesses
- People with Disabilities
- Systems Impacted Individuals
- Systems Involved Individuals
- People Experiencing Homelessness
Project Description
The Library Laptop and Hotspot Lending and Work Ready project is an expansion of the laptop lending program throughout 85 LA County Library locations. This project will increase support of the region’s economic recovery and equity investment priorities by bridging the Digital Divide. At the break of the COVID 19 Pandemic, videos of community members sitting on sidewalks next to fast food chains or coffee shops to connect to the internet made headlines in both, media, and social media channels. With the closure of all Library Locations, our communities were left without access to the on-premises public access computers and laptops. As the need to address the social conditions that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted the health and jobs of minority communities becomes increasingly self-evident during this crisis, the Library Department realizes that access to resources such as laptops, internet and valuable information is a social determinant of health and wellbeing of our communities.
Goals & Objectives
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Service Delivery | Number of Work Ready Kits Assembled | 0.00 | 400.00 |
2 | Service Delivery | Number of Work Ready Kits Distributed | 0.00 | 400.00 |
3 | Performance | Monthly Work Ready Kits Checkouts (27 Library Locations) | 0.00 | 400.00 |
4 | Performance | Total Work Ready Monthly Kits on Hold | 200.00 | 50.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Service Delivery | Number of Work Ready Programs Schedulled/Events this month | 0.00 | 3.00 |
2 | Performance | Number of individuals registered for work ready events this month | 0.00 | 150.00 |
3 | Program Outcome | Number of Attendees to Monthly Work Ready Programs/Events | 0.00 | 100.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Program Outcome | Number of Work Ready kits checked out this month—number of persons/households that used kits | 0.00 | 400.00 |
2 | Performance | Number of monthly Work Ready Kits on Hold - Number of Patrons that will pick up a kit | 200.00 | 50.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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2 | Performance | Number of individuals registered for work ready events this month | 0.00 | 150.00 |
3 | Program Outcome | Number of Attendees to Monthly Work Ready Programs/Events | 0.00 | 100.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Performance | Number of Registrations to the GED Career Online Program this month | 0.00 | 60.00 |
2 | Program Outcome | Career Online Highschool Graduates | 0.00 | 50.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Program Outcome | Increase community GED preparedness = Career Online High School Graduates | 0.00 | 50.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Service Delivery | Total Number of Kits Assembled | 0.00 | 1400.00 |
2 | Service Delivery | Total Number of Kits Distributed | 0.00 | 1400.00 |
3 | Performance | Number of Laptop Lending kits checked out monthly—number of persons/households that used kits | 0.00 | 1000.00 |
5 | Program Outcome | Number of Monthly Laptop Lending kits on hold—number of patrons that will pick up a kit | 200.00 | 50.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Program Outcome | Equity Explorer Report Project Conclusion- #Households Without Internet Access | 171362.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Service Delivery | Number of Hotspots Assembled | 1300.00 | 1300.00 |
1 | Service Delivery | Number of Hotspots Distributed to 85 Library Locations | 1300.00 | 1300.00 |
1 | Performance | Number of Hotspots Checked Out Monthly-Individuals/Households Using the Hotspots | 0.00 | 1300.00 |
1 | Program Outcome | Number of Hotspots Holds - Individuals pending to pick-up (7 days) or waiting for available Hotspot (Queue) | 400.00 | 50.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Program Outcome | Equity Explorer Report Project Conclusion- #Households Without Internet Access | 171362.00 |