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POWNAL -- Two local libraries received thousands of dollars worth of electronic equipment Tuesday from the e-Vermont grant program. The Solomon Wright Public Library in Pownal and the Martha Canfield Library in Arlington had the equipment personally delivered by Martha Reid, head librarian of the state Department of Libraries and Regional Librarian Amy Howlett. The Pownal library received three scanners -- two double as printers -- two laptops, a desktop computer, a few power strips, memory sticks, and computer mice. In Arlington, the library received three computers and a printer.

Publication Date: 
05/17/2011

ARLINGTON -- ...Fourth and fifth graders at the Fisher Elementary School received 53 notebook computers, along with personnel to train both students and teachers in their usage. Woodrow said it was more than just giving a student a laptop and letting them have fun; they were taught Internet safety techniques as well as ways to enhance their learning. Students could take the computers home with them, along with printers...

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011