Report from the ALA

American Library Association’s (ALA) new report, Keeping Communities Connected: Library Broadband Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic, highlights “the impact of broadband access through the nation’s nearly 17,000 public libraries during the pandemic, as well as the need for continued long-term investments in broadband infrastructure and digital inclusion programming. … Libraries rose to the emergency to provide an internet connection and technology to those who otherwise would lack such access. The report documents both widespread practices and unique strategies employed by U.S. public libraries to keep Americans connected during this challenging time.

– From the ALA press release.