More than 20 of Kentucky’s public libraries are part of $1.2 million commitment from the Emergency Connectivity Fund — a federal program to help schools and libraries provide tools and services needed for communities to better experience remote learning.
Among those libraries includes the George Coon Public Library in Caldwell County.
Grants from this specific fund allow for the expansion of traditional E-rate programs while addressing rural broadband needs, and it helps participating libraries expand (or start) hotspot and laptop lending programs that, typically, can be cost-prohibitive.
The $7.17 billion Federal Communications Commission Fund was authorized by Congress through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in order to help address the homework gap for those who currently lack necessary Internet access, or the devices needed to connect to classrooms and educational resources. The ECF comes from here.
These $1.2 million in commitments will fund more than 400 laptops/tablets, and more than 2,700 hotspots.
Other recipients include:
The Boone County Public Library
The Bullitt County Public Library
The Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library
The Crittenden County Public Library
The Daviess County Public Library
The Edmonson County Public Library
The Hopkins County-Madisonville Public Library
The Jackson County Public Library
The Louisville Free Public Library
The Jessamine County Public Library
The Johnson County Public Library
The Lincoln County Public Library
The Madison County Public Library
The Marshall County Public Library
The Menifee County Public Library
The William B. Harlan Memorial Library in Monroe County
The Morgan County Public Library
The Muhlenberg County Public Libraries
The Ohio County Public Library
The Pike County Public Library District
The Todd County Public Library
The Trimble County Public Library
The Warren County Public Library
The Corbin Public Library
and The Wolfe County Public Library
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