This past summer Van Buren District Library learned that of Mobile Beacon’s 1,801 library clients nationally, in the first six months of 2025 our 420 hotspots distributed the most data, 312 terabytes, so I would say our hotspot lending program is wildly successful. Mobile Beacon, in part, attributed this to our strong policy framework. Another factor is our service area is mostly rural and home broadband is either not universally available, or unaffordable for many.

Dan Hutchins
Executive Director
Van Buren District Library
200 North Phelps Street
Decatur, MI 49045
dhutchins@vbdl.org
ph: 269-423-4771
www.vbdl.org

On Nov 18, 2025, at 1:25 PM, deltonlib--- via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org> wrote:

Hi,

We are looking at starting a hotspot lending program. If you have a lending policy or any tips or lessons learned that you are willing to share, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Marie Tsuji
Delton District Library
330 N. Grove St, Delton, MI 49046
269-623-8040
www.deltonlib.org

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