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Libraries have been successful
stewards of ARPA and CARES

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funding and the state fiscal
recovery funds that were

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allotted through the American
Rescue Plan are now reaching our

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local local communities.

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One of our community colleges in
a rural county was able to use

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CARES and ARPA funds to purchase
40 hotspots.

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They provided these for student
success and they were able to

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quantitatively, quantitatively
demonstrate that to their

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administration.

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They were able to convince
administration to continue

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funding these hotspots through
the next fiscal year, and they

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are now having long term
discussions about how to close

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the digital divide and reduce
the Internet deserts in their

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community.

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We are proud and grateful to be
stewards of these funds and to

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support libraries across the
state and supporting their

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community's needs.