Paterson library leads effort to recruit Hispanic users - New Jersey

“The Paterson Free Public Library and others like it across the country are trying to find the answer. Paterson, New Jerseys first public library, is leading the way with a $25,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, awarded as part of the foundations Spanish Language Outreach Program.

A Gates Foundation study in 2004 called “Toward Equality of Access – The Role of Public Libraries in Addressing the Digital Divide” found that only 31 percent of the Hispanic population is Internet-literate, trailing blacks by 10 percent. WebJunction is a program funded through the foundation that offers services to libraries to allow them to exchange ideas and information on how to better serve the community.”

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