THE GARNETT PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVED AN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, KNOW AS ARPA, GRANT. THIS ALLOWED THEM TO HELP THE COMMUNITY RESPOND DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE PANDEMIC BY PROVIDING NEW WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS WIFI WITH THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES. SOME OF THE FUNDS WERE USED TO CREATE WINDOW SEATING IN THE WEST FRONT WINDOWS OF THE LIBRARY. ADJACENT TO THESE WINDOWS ARE TWO SOLAR CHARGERS THAT PATRONS CAN USE TO CHARGE THEIR DEVICES WHEN USING THE WIFI OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING. A PAVILION WAS BUILT ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING. THIS AREA IS ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO ACCESS THEIR WIFI, AS WELL AS READ, VISIT WITH FRIENDS, OR JUST REST AS YOU ARE WALKING BY. THERE ARE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND ELECTRICITY IN THIS AREA AS WELL. IN ADDITION, BATTERY OPERATED PLUGINS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE TABLES IN THE LIBRARY, THAT ALLOW PATRONS TO SIT COMFORTABLY AT A TABLE WITH THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES PLUGGED INTO POWER, NO MORE HUNTING DOWN AN ELUSIVE OUTLET!
