Hotspot Lending Program
Hotspot Lending Program
Blog Post
Service Announcement | Discontinuing Hotspots
FAQs
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Learn more about our decision to discontinue this service here.
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Information regarding Low-Cost Internet or Affordable Broadband Programs are available through resources such as the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office or the National Digital Inclusion Alliance.
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Beginning Tuesday, March 3, 2026, GRPL will disable holds on mobile hotspots and, on June 22, will discontinue its Hotspot Lending Service altogether.
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GRPL will fulfill as many existing holds as possible until the collection has been discontinued. New holds will no longer be able to be placed beginning March 3, 2026.
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Hotspot loan periods will continue to be 6 weeks until May 8, 2026. For any hotspot checked out after May 8, 2026 the loan period will end on June 12, 2026.
Sponsors
Special thanks to the Wege Foundation, the CDV5 Foundation, the Daniel & Pamella DeVos Foundation, and the Doug & Maria DeVos Foundation through the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation for their support of this service.
