Director's Blog | July 2016

When I was a kid we would spend every Thanksgiving with my dad's family in Brooklyn, New York.  We would drive two full days from Northern Wisconsin, with an overnight stay somewhere in Pennsylvania.  Those were long car rides, and we kept busy the way people did back in the 70's and 80's.  We played games.  We played the alphabet game, I Spy, and 20 Questions.  We had car bingo where you'd check off a square by sliding the little transparent red cover over the spot.  We even had those books with activities where the answers were printed in invisible ink and revealed by using a magic pen.  Ah, those were the days.
 
Now, of course, kids taking long road trips enjoy DVDs or games on their phones.  But, if you want to hop on your laptop or iPad, chances are you'll need a wi-fi connection.  Oh sure, there are some fancy cars out there that are equipped with their own wi-fi.  But, if you don't have one of those, you were just out of luck...until now.
 
The library now has wi-fi hotspots that you can checkout for FREE!  These hotspots connect to the Sprint network, and wherever you have a cell signal, you'll have wi-fi.  Each hotspot can accommodate ten devices at one time, so your whole family can stay connected. Host a homework night. Bring one camping. Or just enjoy a weekend of free Internet in your home.
 
The hotspots are compact and easy to use, but when they are overdue, they stop working. We think they are really cool, and we are excited to offer them to you.  Visit the library today, where you can literally check out the Internet.