Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards ALA grant to improve Internet connectivity in public libraries

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the Office for Information Technology Policy of the American Library Association $525,000 in support of the ALA's efforts to ensure free public access to the Internet in all of America's public libraries. The three-year general operating grant will allow OITP to help libraries meet increasing demand for public computing and Internet access by supporting libraries' participation in the federal E-rate program