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When technology becomes a barrier to family connection

My neighbor who is eighty-five has not seen her grandchildren in two years because she cannot figure out FaceTime and they live across the country.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Tools designed to connect us can paradoxically deepen isolation for those unable to master them.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital divide?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.