Dec 19, 2019
With over 2.6 million residents,
Brooklyn is America’s fourth largest city, yet it also has one of
the nation’s most stark economic disparities. One in five Brooklyn
households has a median income of over $100,000 per year, while one
in five households receives food stamp benefits. For Brooklynites
living at or below the poverty line, a library can become a gateway
to computer and internet access, learning opportunities and even
child care programs, but in the case of the Brooklyn Public
Library, it has become so much more.
Driven by the diverse needs of its local communities, Brooklyn
Public Library branches provide its workers with curated learning
content designed to help them serve library patrons more
effectively. Sophie McGrath, learning and development partner at
the Brooklyn Public Library system, explains how in this week’s
episode.