The Long Island Digital Inclusion Coalition (LIDIC) is a collaborative group of Long Island community organizations, libraries, government entities, education institutions and businesses focused on addressing the three “pillars” of the digital divide – internet access, device access, and digital skills – on Long Island.
Vision
Every Long Islander has access and the skills to take advantage of digital resources needed to thrive in our society and current environment.
Mission
To foster collaboration and innovation among organizations and initiatives working to promote digital inclusion on Long Island.
Goals
- Serve as a hub and resource center for digital inclusion activities on Long Island
- Identify and understand digital inclusion challenges faced by Long Island residents
- Create awareness of digital inclusion challenges and activities on Long Island
- Foster programmatic and service innovation
Organizations Represented
The Long Island Digital Inclusion Coalition (LIDIC) is represented by a cross-section of people and organizations from across Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties), and growing.
- Bellmore Memorial Library
- Brentwood Public Library
- Community Development Corporation of Long Island
- Copiague Memorial Public Library
- Comsewogue Public Library
- Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library
- Eastern Suffolk BOCES
- Glen Cove Public Library
- Half Hollow Hills Public Library
- Hauppauge Public Library
- Hofstra University Libraries
- Literacy Suffolk
- Long Island Library Resources Council
- Long Island University Libraries
- Longwood Public Library
- Make the Road New York
- Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
- Nassau BOCES
- Nassau Community College Library
- New York Institute of Technology Library
- Northport-East Northport Public Library
- OLA of Eastern Long Island
- PSEG Long Island
- Rogers Memorial Library
- RSVP Suffolk
- Smithtown Library
- South Country Library
- South Huntington Public Library
- St. Anthony's High School Library
- St. Joseph's University Libraries
- Stony Brook Medicine
- Stony Brook University Libraries
- Suffolk Cooperative Library System
- Suffolk County Community College Libraries
- Suffolk County Courts
- Suffolk County Department of Labor
- Suffolk County Library Association (Computer and Technology Services Division)
- Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
- SUNY Old Westbury Library
- The Opening Word
- The Viscardi Center
- West Islip Public Library
- Western Suffolk BOCES
- Westhampton Free Library
Contact
For more information, contact Rajiv Lajmi at Rajiv.Lajmi@stonybrook.edu.