FREE Internet access for everyone will be launched at Berwick Hills Library in Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Deputy mayor Councillor Bob Brady will launch the scheme.
As part of the People's Network initiative, Middlesbrough Council received a National Lottery grant of £349,000 to install 135 personal computers in its libraries by December, providing free access to the Internet, e-mail, word processing and other software.
This is supplemented by match funding from the council and a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Colour printing facilities will be available as well as access to more than 250 reference books and directories; archived newspapers, legal information and further education.
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