CompuMentor Receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant to Help Public Libraries Keep Public Access Computers Running

Bob Murphy
Online Computer Library Center
Phone: 614.761.5136

SAN FRANCISCO -- CompuMentor announced today a grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for $2.4 million over three years to assist public libraries in sustaining public access computers (PAC) by identifying best practices in technical support and training libraries to use these methods. The grant for the “MaintainIT Project” addresses public libraries’ critical need to continually maintain and upgrade public computers for their patrons so they can reliably access free information available through technology.

To read the full press release, visit the CompuMentor Web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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