June 29, 2020 03:27 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21306813/coronavirus-pandemic-libraries-internet-access-the-markup
Go read about how Americans who depend on libraries for internet are coping with the pandemic
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COVID-19 has caused libraries around the US to stay closed since mid-March. Less than two-thirds of Americans in rural areas have broadband internet connections at their homes. The Markup has written about the ways in which libraries are attempting to keep their patrons online. It’s well worth a read.
In the town of Cherokee, Iowa, about 40 percent of school-aged kids have no internet access. Tyler Hahn, director of the Cherokee Public Library, told The Markup that many of the services he previously provided to the town’s residents have had to take new forms. The library has left Wi-Fi on 24/7, and kids sit in the parking lot to use their phones. Hahn has helped older patrons access the internet by shouting instructions through the...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21306813/coronavirus-pandemic-libraries-internet-access-the-markup
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