Ontario invests up to $582K to support public internet access in libraries

The Ontario government said Tuesday it is investing up to $582,000 in the province’s public libraries this year through the Internet Connectivity Grant program to provide Ontario residents with internet access at their local library. The funding increases the support provided to Ontario’s public libraries last year by $122,000, “enabling up to 155 eligible public libraries that serve communities of 20,000 or less — in particular, those in small, rural and First Nation communities — to be fully reimbursed for the costs of providing publicly accessible internet access,” a government press release says. “Public libraries are a critical part of the infrastructure...