Checking Out Connectivity
Through ALA's Community Connect initiative, libraries in small towns have significantly enhanced internet accessibility for underserved populations.
Through ALA's Community Connect initiative, libraries in small towns have significantly enhanced internet accessibility for underserved populations.
Two small town libraries share how WiFi hotspots for checkout benefitted their communities.
Ada Public Library helped a residential community for disabled adults connect during isolation.
In this small Arizona town with no coffee shops or shopping centers, the library is the place for Wi-Fi.
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library shares the importance internet in their rural community.