The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated the digital divide in Montana, which is why the State Library is investing in a hot spot lending program to help Montana libraries help their patrons in need. Every public and tribal college library in Montana is eligible to receive hot spots that they can use as they choose to help their communities.

About the dashboard

• Statistics are reported on a monthly basis
• Data usage is based on the provider’s billing cycle, which may cross over into the next month
• Data usage is rounded to the nearest whole number
• Data sources other than internal tracking are noted at the bottom of the dashboard
• The dashboard layout may change as new metrics are added
• Click “Full Screen” on the lower right-hand corner of the dashboard for a larger view
• Learn more about the program here: http://libraries.msl.mt.gov/hotspotlendingprogram