Stimulus Broadband Package Looks To Help Libraries Across The U.S.
02.09.09
Another crucial beneficiary of the proposed stimulus bill's broadband provisions: libraries. Read More »
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Public libraries in seven states to engage in broadband pilot programS
12.23.08
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $6.9 million pilot grant to public libraries in seven states today to improve the speed of Internet connections. Read More »
Internet access key to libraries resurgence
08.07.08
Five years ago, experts thought that the growth of the Internet would make libraries obsolete. However, instead of killing off libraries, the Internet has led to larger circulations and more regular patrons at many public libraries. According to a Gannett News Service analysis of local library systems, attendance at libraries has increased 10 percent and circulation has increased nine percent in a five year time period from 2001-02 to 2005-06. Read More »
Economic downturns send people to libraries for high speed Internet
02.22.08
During tough economic times, library usage increases. During the glum economy of the early 1990's, people flocked to libraries to pour over the classified section of the newspaper for jobs, and when the economy picked back up circulation went back down. Now, people are using the free high speed Internet at libraries to find new jobs. For example, in the last year at Kelley Library in Salem, MA, high speed Internet usage has risen at a notable rate. Read More »
American Library Association on SpeedMatters
03.15.07
The American Library Association has been researching the need for improved Internet infrastructure and speed. They've written about the Speed Matters campaign on their blog, and they're encouraging readers to use our free speed test at their local library. Read More »
Rural users strain city libraries
03.06.07
For a good illustration of the consequences of the digital divide for local governments and Internet users, take a look at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. A recent article describes the strain put on city library systems because of a lack of home access for rural neighbors. Read More »
Internet, Interrupted
01.13.07
As several area North Carolina schools have discovered, high speed internet is hard to come by. Fast, reliable internet access is so sparse in rural parts of the state that townspeople and schools have to fight over the few high-speed hubs in town: schools and libraries. The alternative is slow dial-up, which often gets interrupted and is grossly unreliable. Read More »
There’s more than books at the library
10.03.06
In the last decade, public libraries have expanded their resources to become primary points of access to the internet for millions of Americans. 10 years ago only 25% of libraries had internet access but today 99% of libraries offer access to the internet. Read More »
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