Blog Posts tagged as: technology

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Digital Spring Cleaning: Refresh Your Online Life

Shelda

 
When people talk about spring cleaning, they usually mean clearing out closets, organizing desks, or finally dealing with the pile of stuff that has been sitting on the floor since winter started. What often gets overlooked is the digital mess that builds up right alongside it. Phones, laptops, apps, and accounts collect clutter over time, from unused downloads to notifications you barely register anymore, and it all adds up faster than you think.Digital spring cleaning isn't about deleting everything or reinventing yourself online. It's about checking in with your…

Thoughts on the Cellphone Ban at NYC Schools

Jessi

As written on the NYC Schools website, "Beginning in the 2025–26 school year, students will not be able to use personal internet-enabled electronic devices on school grounds during the school day absent an approved exception. This includes, but is not limited to, cell phones."Schools give the students a pouch to keep their phones in for the day. If they lose the pouch, it costs at least $15-30 for a replacement. It used to cost $75!While I have my own mixed feelings about the ban, I wanted to know how teens at my branch, McKinley Park, feel.Melody (age 16) said the only major issue she has…

Protect Yourself! Resources for NYC Library Privacy Week

Melissa Morrone

Once again it's Library Privacy Week here in New York City! This is the time of year when New Yorkers can take advantage of an extra concentration of classes and other resources at library branches throughout the city, as well as virtually. Library Privacy Week is an initiative of NYC Digital Safety, a collaborative project of Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, Queens Public Library, and METRO Library Council that helps train library staff to be reliable sources of information on digital privacy and security. Want to dive into some of these resources yourself?…