Library Spotlights
Four-lane roads in Morgan County may not be available, but connecting electronically on the information highway should be in the next two years.
The Chesterhill community is fortunate to have already begun the process of extending broadband not just in the village but beyond. Matt Pepper and I have been attending monthly meetings with Connect Ohio whose mission is to extend that “information highway” and give every Ohio resident access to the Internet. I admire all the work that Matt, Mayor Wetzel, and others have already invested in this project.
The Kate Love Simpson Library in McConnelsville and Chesterhill Branch currently provide public access computers and free WiFi. Our school children surf the net at their schools and in the library. However, for too many Morgan County residents, Internet connections in their own homes are available only at great cost, available but are too slow for most purposes, or not available at all.
On Friday I attended a Connect Ohio conference in Columbus celebrating the many grants awarded to extend broadband Internet access to the “middle mile” and even the “last mile.” Connect Ohio was awarded $10 million dollars and our library was part of the state-wide application.
We were delighted to know that Morgan County folks would benefit from this grant. The details are not yet complete, but we do know that we will soon be able to offer additional adult computer instruction for beginners.
When we know more, we will let you know in this column, on the library web-site, at each library, and with Connect Ohio advertisements. Stay tuned to the Morgan County Herald.
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The Chesterhill community is fortunate to have already begun the process of extending broadband not just in the village but beyond. Matt Pepper and I have been attending monthly meetings with Connect Ohio whose mission is to extend that “information highway” and give every Ohio resident access to the Internet. I admire all the work that Matt, Mayor Wetzel, and others have already invested in this project.
The Kate Love Simpson Library in McConnelsville and Chesterhill Branch currently provide public access computers and free WiFi. Our school children surf the net at their schools and in the library. However, for too many Morgan County residents, Internet connections in their own homes are available only at great cost, available but are too slow for most purposes, or not available at all.
On Friday I attended a Connect Ohio conference in Columbus celebrating the many grants awarded to extend broadband Internet access to the “middle mile” and even the “last mile.” Connect Ohio was awarded $10 million dollars and our library was part of the state-wide application.
We were delighted to know that Morgan County folks would benefit from this grant. The details are not yet complete, but we do know that we will soon be able to offer additional adult computer instruction for beginners.
When we know more, we will let you know in this column, on the library web-site, at each library, and with Connect Ohio advertisements. Stay tuned to the Morgan County Herald.
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