Fiber to the library: How public libraries can benefit from using fiber optics for their broadband Internet”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) of the American Library Association (ALA) releases “Fiber to the Library: How Public Libraries Can Benefit fom Using Fiber Optics for their Broadband Internet Connections” which articulates the benefits of fiber optic technology for public libraries and strategies to obtain such fiber connectivity.

An important goal of this policy brief is to help applicants include “fiber to the library” in their federal broadband stimulus funding proposals under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...