About the California Library Connect Program
California Library Connect is instrumental in helping California’s residents access library resources and connect to reliable broadband within their communities. Since 2014, the program has helped more than 950 of California’s approximately 1,130 public libraries connect to high-speed broadband services.
California Library Connect enables libraries and other institutions to access the California Research and Education Network (CalREN)—a high-capacity, 8,000-mile fiber-optic network designed to meet the unique requirements of more than 20 million users, including the majority of K-20 students as well as educators, researchers, and others working in California’s vital public-serving institutions. CalREN, which is operated by the non-profit Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), advances education and research statewide by providing a world-class network essential for innovation, collaboration, and economic growth.
California Library Connect’s key partners are the California State Library, CENIC, and Imperial County Office of Education.
Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) is the new broadband aggregator for California libraries connected to CENIC.
To improve collaboration with public schools and improve digital connectivity, the California State Library has selected the Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) to serve as the Broadband Access Aggregator to help connect more public libraries to the high-speed network used by the state’s universities, community colleges, and public schools.
For over 20 years, the Imperial County Office of Education has been implementing innovative solutions to connect schools, libraries, and other public agencies, receiving both state and national recognition for its efforts. The county office’s current role as program manager for K-12 high-speed connectivity provides them with unique knowledge and experience that will improve the administration of the comparable program for California libraries.
To read the full press release announcement, go to the following link.
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