Do you need wireless Internet access for connecting to education, employment, healthcare, banking, government, and other critical resources? You’re not alone.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Jersey has highlighted the need for equitable access to the digital services that residents rely on to meet their basic needs in an increasingly technological world.
In an effort to address this ongoing problem, and help connect New Jersey residents to free and low cost Wi-Fi Internet access, the Taskforce on Post COVID-19 Alignment, Trends, and Strategies (TOPCATS) Futures Work Group has launched the NJ Wi-Fi Locator map.
You can view the map based on your current location, or search a zip code, and then click on an individual Wi-Fi icon for site details including location and SSID information.
Most public libraries in New Jersey offer free Wi-Fi, even if they’re not yet included on the map. Libraries are a part of communities across the state, so you won’t have to travel far to connect with friends via social media or get some work done. Check your local library and see what they have to offer!
This map was developed in collaboration with the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Library Association Public Relations Committee, and LibraryLinkNJ, to expand and enhance the New Jersey State Library’s Drive Up Wifi Map.
The TOPCATS Futures Work Group will continue to moderate and enhance the NJ Wi-Fi Locator map. If you are the representative of a public, school, or college/university library and you would like your organization to be included, please fill out this brief online form (LLNJ user login required to use).