DeKalb library to secure 300 more hotspot devices

For the second consecutive year, the “Stay Home and Sup­port the Library” event surpassed its fundrais­ing goals of $30,000 and $40,000 to reach $47,000 to sup­port DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library’s (DCPL) Take the Inter­net Home with You ini­tia­tive by the DeKalb Library Foundation.

These funds will allow DCPL to increase the num­ber of hotspots avail­able for check­out to more than 300 hotspot devices, which will help almost 4,000 patrons each year, according to a DCPL statement.

Launched in 2017, the Take the Inter­net Home with You ini­tia­tive is an effort to bridge the dig­i­tal divide for DeKalb Coun­ty cit­i­zens who may not have home inter­net access.