County Executive Pittman, Anne Arundel County Public Library to Kickoff Distribution of 7,000 Free Chromebooks to Residents

Annapolis, Md - Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and Anne Arundel County Public Library Officials will launch a program that will distribute 7,000 Chromebook devices to eligible county residents in an effort to close the digital divide. Through a grant awarded to Anne Arundel County by Maryland’s Connected Devices Program under the State Department of Housing and Community Development, the initiative will connect under-resourced households with a free device as part of the state’s digital equity and inclusion efforts.

WHO: Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive 
Skip Auld, AACPL CEO
AACPL and county staff

WHEN: Wednesday, January 24, 1 pm

WHERE: Linthicum Library, 400 Shipley Road, Linthicum, MD 21090

VISUALS: Library staff and County Executive Steuart Pittman engaging with customers and packing and distributing Chromebooks. Customers lined up and receiving devices.

SOCIAL: @AACPL, @AACoExec

https://www.aacpl.net/connected-devices-chromebook-giveaway.