Did you know that every public library is eligible to receive E-rate money? At the very least, by filling out a few forms you can get as much as a 90% discount on your telephone bills!

The telephone companies and the federal government collect this money from every telephone customer, but unless you ask for it, this money just sits in Washington.

Because it is so important that libraries claim their E-rate money, OPLIN supports workshops on E-rate for public libraries each fall. The workshops are presented by Lorrie Germann, Educational Technology Consultant at eTech Ohio. Lorrie and other staff at eTech Ohio are also available to answer individual questions from public libraries about E-rate issues. You may contact Lorrie at 614-485-6050 or Lorrie.Germann@etech.ohio.gov.