Comments on: Narrowing the Digital Divide: New York Public Library Loans Out Hotspots https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/06/narrowing-the-digital-divide-new-york-public-library-loans-out-hotspots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=narrowing-the-digital-divide-new-york-public-library-loans-out-hotspots A Publication of the Public Library Association Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 By: Julia https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/06/narrowing-the-digital-divide-new-york-public-library-loans-out-hotspots/#comment-421112 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:26:30 +0000 http://publiclibrariesonline.org/?p=6364#comment-421112 NYPL and CPL are working off of similar grants, but NYPL received a larger grant, and they loan out their hot spots for 6 months rather than the 3 weeks at a time at CPL. Different communities, different needs!

]]> By: Kathleen https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/06/narrowing-the-digital-divide-new-york-public-library-loans-out-hotspots/#comment-420537 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:43:47 +0000 http://publiclibrariesonline.org/?p=6364#comment-420537 Chicago has had a similar program in place since March. Wi-Fi hotspots circulate out of three branches for three weeks at a time.

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