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From the desk of Daria Bossman, State Librarian
This past December, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that South Dakota would receive nearly $10 million of the money authorized by Congress to expand broadband infrastructure in rural America. This went to assist a major provider within our state. However, additional federal and state funds may be available in the very near future.
Our public libraries need to be informed and need to be ready. Does your community (public library) need high speed Internet? Is your Internet currently unstable and unreliable? Please have a discussion with your library board and with your city/county officials. Make your case for what your library needs now and in the future. DSL access is no longer acceptable. Your entire community may need high speed Internet or perhaps the local public library has just been overlooked and in need of an upgrade.
Contact Daria.Bossman@state.sd.us to learn more.