Free WiFi at the Pratt!
THE PRATT'S LIGHT STREET BRANCH GOES WIRELESS
The Light Street Branch is the seventh Pratt Location offering free
wireless internet
BALTIMORE Beginning Wednesday, March 25, the Light
Street Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library will be providing free
wireless internet to all of its patrons. The free WiFi and other
technological renovations to this branch, including ten new public
computers, is part of the $500,000 donation by Bank of America to the
Pratt Library last fall.
Due to the installation of wireless service and additional computers,
the Light Street Branch will be closed from Thursday, March 19
through Tuesday, March 24. It will re-open on Wednesday, March
25.
We are very grateful to Bank of America and their very
generous contribution to continue our mission, says Carla D.
Hayden, Chief Executive Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
During these tough economic times, public access is our
priority. The free WiFi and additional computers will allow patrons
to access the educational and employment resources they need.
The Bank of America donation, one of the largest corporate
contributions the Library has received to date provided wireless
capabilities for the Central Library and technological renovations to
five branches across Baltimore.
The Light Street Branch joins seven other Pratt locations that are
already providing free WiFi: Central Library, Southeast Anchor
Library, Waverly Branch, Orleans Street Branch, Roland Park Branch
and Northwood Branch.
Nationwide, 60 percent of people who visit a public library do so
primarily to use computers and access the Internet. And with 40
percent of Baltimore City households lacking internet access at home,
the Pratt's more than 500 public computers are often the only
way for visitors to go online. Support of the Library's
technology initiatives will help thousands of customers, from the
very youngest to seniors, benefit from educational, workforce
development and personal enrichment opportunities made possible
through access to these computers. In addition, the Pratt Library
also offers free computer classes at several neighborhood branches.
For
more information on the Pratt's Public Computer Centers and
free computer classes, visit our website at www.prattlibrary.org.
Remember
at the Enoch Pratt Free Library: Your journey starts
here.
prattlibrary.org
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