THIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN ALL CITIES/TOWNS! EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD! NPR: Move Over Books: Libraries Let Patrons Check Out The Internet - by JUANA SUMMERS Chicago, like New York, plans to target low-income communities and is focusing on six neighborhood libraries. Patrons there will be able to rent a hot spot for three weeks at a time. If families lack a computer, Chicago also plans to launch a program to loan those in combination with the hot spots. Giving patrons — particularly those who are low income — the ability to check out the Internet seems a simple solution to improving Internet access across the country, particularly if the program expands beyond these two metro areas. (New York is working with the state libraries in Kansas and Maine to see how a similar program could work in a less populous area.) But, as Annie Murphy Paul points out, increasing Internet access doesnt automatically bridge the digital divide. In some cases, it can make it even wider. npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/26/325882544/move-over-books-libraries-let-patrons-check-out-the-internet?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140626
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:19:25 +0000
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