Bring the Internet Home: Wi-Fi Hotspots at Fort Worth Public Library

This is the age where the internet is a necessity and libraries can meet that need by helping communities to bring the internet home. In January of 2018, the Fort Worth Public Library began the process of providing Wi-Fi hotspots to patrons using funds from the Friends of the Fort Worth Public Library. The program now provides 200 hotspot devices and has been a massive success in the Fort Worth community. This presentation will discuss choosing vendors that are right for every library, how to perform data profiles, programming and marketing for a hotspot program.