The San Diego County Library (SDCL) has won the American Libraries Association (ALA) 2008 Information Today Library of the Future Award for SDCL’s Gateway/Al-Bawaba Project.
The ALA’s annual award honors individual libraries and others for innovative planning, application, and development of customer training programs about information technology in a library setting.
SDCL’s Gateway/Al-Bawaba Project provides computer internet instruction to the immigrant Middle Eastern population in San Diego County. Using Arabic speaking instructors recruited through community outreach, students enroll in bi-lingual classes held at three SDCL branches.
For more information about SDCL’s Gateway/Al-Bawaba Project please visit: http://dbpcosdcsgt.co.san-diego.ca.us/screens/www/gateway.html
For more information about ALA’s Information Today Library of the Future Award please visit: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=164985