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ALT Thousands of library users, including students, are set to benefit from e-Learning Jamaica’s donation of 200 laptops to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS). The devices were officially handed over on Tuesday (August 13) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library located at 2 Tom Redcam Drive. A partnership involving the Ministry of Education and Youth, the JLS and e-Learning Jamaica, the initiative aims to modernise public libraries across the island while improving digital literacy. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee, announced the commitment of an additional 200 laptops to the JLS within the 2024/25 fiscal year. Visit https://jis.gov.jm/e-learning-jamaica-donates-200-laptops-to-jamaica-library-service/ for more info.

ALT The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is poised to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its educational outreach with a donation of 200 laptop computers. The devices have been provided by e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth. These have already been delivered to the JLS, however, a ceremony for the formal presentation is slated for the Joyce Robinson Hall at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Library today (August 13). Chief Executive Officer of e-LJAM, Andrew Lee, says the donation marks the beginning of a collaborative effort to equip library and administrative professionals across the parish library network with tools to improve service delivery and communication. Meanwhile, JLS Director General, Maureen Thompson, has expressed gratitude for the donation, while highlighting its impact. Visit https://jis.gov.jm/jamaica-library-service-receives-200-laptops/ for more info.