Biblioteca Municipal e Infantil Mariana Suárez de Longo

The Biblioteca Municipal e Infantil Mariana Suárez de Longo in Puerto Rico will establish a mobile library to deliver books, technology, and educational programs to underserved communities in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The mobile unit will provide digital literacy training, tutoring for students, sensory learning activities for children with disabilities, and community workshops for residents of all ages. The project will support the acquisition and customization of a mobile library vehicle, technology equipment and connectivity infrastructure, portable educational materials, outreach supplies, evaluation activities, and dissemination of project results. The project will produce a Mobile Library Implementation Toolkit and operational framework documenting inclusive outreach strategies and service design practices. The programming will focus on sensory literacy and inclusive learning activities for students with disabilities; digital literacy workshops for older adults; tutoring and reading programs for youth; community educational outreach events and technology demonstrations.