Foundation company donates our computers to state libraries

by Stephen H. Indeck    July 16, 2008

Roanoke and New River valleys will get dozens of computers thanks to a grant announced Tuesday from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Total $8.1 million to help libraries in Virginia and 10 other states buy computer hardware, investments that librarians say are desperately needed because technological improvements are so frequent.

 The foundation will give $936,000 to the state's libraries. The grants also require a local match which means that libraries in Virginia will see a total investment of almost $1.5 million from the program, this will be the third and final round of grants to Virginia libraries from the foundation, according to Jan Hathcock of the Library of Virginia, which is administering the grant in Virginia.

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