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Miami-Dade Public Library System wins 2019 Florida Library Association Award for Library Innovation
MDPLS Technobus Mobile Digital Lab
(Miami, FL – June 7, 2019) The Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) has been honored with the prestigious Florida Library Association (FLA) Award for Library Innovation for its Technobus. The award, which recognizes an outstanding Florida library that displays innovative methods, projects, products, or organizational enhancements, such as using current and emerging technologies for service delivery, was presented to MDPLS during FLA’s annual conference in Orlando in May.
“We’re honored to be recognized for the work we’re doing to help bridge the digital divide in our community,” said Library Director Ray Baker. “We’re pleased that our Technobus is able to bring digital literacy into neighborhoods throughout Miami‑Dade County through visits to schools, parks, senior and community centers, and other events.”
The MDPLS Technobus is a mobile digital lab that provides instructor‑led STEAM and digital literacy programming to people of all ages and was also recently awarded grant funding from The Children’s Trust to further enhance its services for children and youth.
This is the second consecutive year that MDPLS has been recognized with an FLA Award. In 2018, MDPLS received the FLA Award for Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations.
About the Miami‑Dade Public Library System
The mission of the Miami‑Dade Public Library System is to provide extraordinary services, spaces and experiences that promote literacy and learning, personal growth and limitless opportunities. MDPLS has been recognized with 20 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards over the past two years and has been honored with the Florida Library Association (FLA) Award for Library Innovation for its Technobus in 2019 and the FLA Award for Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations in 2018. Learn more at www.mdpls.org.
About the Florida Library Association
The Florida Library Association is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in Florida libraries by advocating strongly for libraries and providing high quality professional and leadership development for a diverse community of library staff, volunteers, and supporters. Learn more at www.flalib.org.
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