▁we ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁t ough ▁choices . ▁” ▁ ▁L ibr aries ▁and ▁the ▁CA RES ▁Act ▁ ▁The ▁Cor on av irus ▁A id , ▁Rel ief , ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Security ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁includes ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library ▁Services ▁for ▁digital ▁inclusion ▁projects ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁$ 3 0 ▁billion ▁for ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁President ▁W anda ▁Kay ▁Brown ▁stated : ▁“ At ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Americans ▁are ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁way ▁forward , ▁it ▁gives ▁me ▁comfort ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁the ▁library ▁field ▁has ▁our ▁eyes ▁on ▁the ▁horizon . ▁We ▁have ▁been ▁hard ▁at ▁work ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁developing ▁innov ative ▁techniques ▁to ▁help ▁our ▁communities ▁connect ▁to ▁information ▁reli ably ▁and ▁equ it ably . ▁L ibr aries ▁are ▁po ised ▁to ▁lead ▁during ▁this ▁un pre ced ented ▁time ▁of ▁increased ▁reli ance ▁on ▁digital ▁connect ivity ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁when ▁communities ▁begin ▁to ▁recover . ▁Fund ing ▁through ▁the ▁CA RES ▁Act ▁will ▁certainly ▁help ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁services ▁we ▁offer , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁library ▁facilities ▁and ▁workers ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Brown ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁BC AL A ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁DE M CO / AL A ▁Black ▁C au cus ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁BC AL A ▁Le ad ership ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0