Senator Steve Southerland, Representative David Hawk and Secretary of State Tre Hargett announce the Greeneville/Greene County Public Library and Mosheim Public Library will receive Training Opportunities for the Public, TOP, Grants.
The Greeneville/Greene County Public Library will receive a $8,080 TOP Grant and the Mosheim Public Library will receive a $12,790 TOP Grant to provide digital literacy training and broadband services to the public.
TOP Grants are administered by the Tennessee State Library & Archives, a division of the Department of State with funding from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The grants are available for public libraries to provide digital literacy training, hotspots, solar charging stations and increased internet access at the library.
This year, more than $325,440 in TOP Grant funding is being awarded to increase access to technology at 56 public libraries across Tennessee.