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