Pratt library service expansion

Happy Monday, Baltimore. Have you recovered from the Ravens' nail-biting, zero-hour win against the Browns?

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Lastly, here's some news that might impact you, your neighbors or anybody who needs public Wi-Fi: it was recently announced that the Enoch Pratt Public Library system, with the support of local telecom Crown Castle, expanded its outdoor Wi-Fi access to branches in Canton, Federal Hill and Northwest Baltimore/Reisterstown Road. That brings the number of branches that offer grounds-adjacent, 24/7 Wi-Fi access to 16. The Pratt Library plans to expand this access to all of its branches as part of a broader plan to make sure residents can use its public, free Wi-Fi even if their individual branch has closed. 

What do you think of the initiative? Have you used this outdoor Wi-Fi near your own library branch? Let us know by responding to this email or sending another to baltimore@technical.ly.

— Technical.ly editor Sameer Rao (sameer@technical.ly)