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themarkup-org-4485		Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed – The Markup			.html	text/html	2016	151	73	Broadband access is rare in Cherokee, said Tyler Hahn, the library's director; most homes have either hotspots that rely on spotty cell service or satellite access that goes out every time the weather shifts. People have also come to the library to ask Hahn for the phone number to call to apply for unemployment benefits, since they can't look it up online themselves, he said. "We've long known at the library how hard it is to be at the wrong end of the digital divide," said Linda Johnson, CEO and president of Brooklyn Public Library, "but this pandemic has shone a spotlight on it like never before." Several librarians independently said that their hotspot-lending programs are "just a drop in the bucket" or "just a Band-Aid" to the overwhelming need for reliable internet and the basic skills to use it.	./cache/themarkup-org-4485.html	./txt/themarkup-org-4485.txt