LIBRARIES PROVIDE ACCESS
Libraries level the playing field. As great democratic institutions, they serve people of every age, income level, location, ethnicity, and physical ability, and provide the full range of information resources needed to live, learn, govern, and work.
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Libraries played a key role in keeping their communities connected during the pandemic by:
- providing Wi-Fi 24-7 outside of library buildings and in library parking lots;
- bringing connectivity to neighborhoods-in-need with Wi–Fi–enabled library vehicles and hotspots;
- loaning hotspots and other devices such as tablets and laptops to students, teachers, parents, job seekers, veterans, and others for home use;
- offering virtual and in-library support for the tasks that library users need to complete online;
- partnering with local government, non-profits, businesses, and other groups to identify and fill connectivity gaps.
FOR OUR LIBRARIES PARAGRAPH For many, library resources are an accessible way to explore entrepreneurship, build skills, and gather information that can be used to launch a new business idea, investigate a new way to earn income and make a living, or even get started with a new hobby to make extra money. Libraries offer a low-barrier way to learn and test out ideas without investing a lot up front. For some of the smallest enterprises, such as micropreneurs and solopreneurs, this is crucial.
FEATURED STORY EXAMPLE
Pottsboro Area Library in Texas placed a trailer with a Wi-Fi hotspot (pictured) in the parking lot of a local hotel through a partnership with Gigabit Libraries and the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center. The hotel is outside Pottsboro city limits, and many of the residents living in apartments nearby lack home internet access, either for economic reasons or due to a lack of broadband infrastructure.
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