A rare moment when a San Francisco Public Library free Internet access terminal is not in use. Matthew Lasar
The ALA Washington Office sent a letter (PDF file) to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Strickling July 23 stating that the first-round Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) to implement the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program raises significant concerns and creates hurdles for libraries considering applying for broadband funding. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gives libraries, as anchor institutions, priority, but the NOFA in effect discourages libraries from applying for funding in a number of ways. Ars Technica goes into more detail….
District Dispatch, July 27; Ars Technica, July 29