Ottawa county program helps older people learn digital literacy [Video]

GENOA, Ohio — Ottawa County is sometimes referred to as the grayest county since it has the highest amount of senior citizens per capita in the state.

This is why local leaders constantly work to bring more enrichment opportunities for the 60 and older population.

The Ohio Department of Aging distributed funding to all 88 counties through its Healthy Aging Grant program.

Ottawa County received $160K, and the Harris-Elmore Genoa Libraries quickly applied for some of that funding to launch a long overdue, senior citizen digital literacy program.

“We see it everyday, seniors come in and they need help with that stuff, using their cell phone, printing from their phones, even just using the computer,” said Abigail Sullivan, program librarian for Harris-Elmore Genoa Libraries. “There’s definitely a need there, and we saw that.”

The library system was awarded enough …