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Hi Keondra, So nice to hear from you! Has it been your experience to be able to watch local PBS with your Roku device? Our library lends out free hotspots so patrons can receive free wifi. Thank you for kindly sharing your Roku links. In the spirit of collaboration, we'll be attending the Orlando Makerfaire and will meet with an Orange County public library Fab Lab team to brainstorm, share ideas and experiences, troubleshoot so both our libraries can teach better and impart insights for our respective Makerspace 3D printing. Best, Charles. Charles Meyer Charlotte County Public Library Port Charlotte, FL Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:07:23 +0000 From: "Keondra Bailey, MLIS" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Roku - TV - Over the Air Hello Charles, This question really piqued my curiosity about this and about how other public library systems are managing this type of service for their patrons. A lot of them are renting out Roku devices to their users (an example: https://hplibrary.org/roku-devices). I know budgets are very tight across all academic, public, and state libraries right now, but if this is something you could advocate for your patrons, I think it would be a very worthwhile pursuit. From your question, it seems you are on the right track. I found two sources that seem to be in agreement on how to best deal with a Roku without steady internet connection (my apologies if you have already seen these): https://robotpoweredhome.com/roku-without-wifi/ https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-use-roku-without-wifi/ (this article addresses particular Roku models but is about 2 years old) I hope this helps in some way! Best, Keondra