Wired Wisconsin: More Than Half of All Wi-Fi Hotspots Now Free

Retiring Guy wants to know:  How can you not mention libraries?

From the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Channel Weekly, July 1, 2010:

The 2010 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study also finds that:

• 67 percent of libraries report they are the only provider of free public access to computers and the Internet in their communities;
• Public computer and Wi-Fi use was up last year for more than 70 percent of all libraries;
• 89 percent of libraries provide formal or informal technology training, including classes in computer skills, software use and online job-seeking;
• 82 percent of libraries provide Wi-Fi access;
• A majority of libraries offer Internet services ranging from subscription databases (95 percent) to online homework resources (88 percent) to ebooks (66 percent); and
• 66 percent of libraries provide assistance to patrons completing government forms. 

You can contact Wired Wisconsin at info@wiredwisconsin.org.