The Brooklyn Public Library just received a grant for additional computer resources and that’s a win win for Brooklyites, who will be availed of more free technology.

And what a grant it is: $873,164 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to replace and add public computer workstations for library customers.

Whoa. You gotta love the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation even if you’re a Mac user. They are doing amazing things all over the world, including Brooklyn.

The foundation’s Opportunity Online hardware grant program is designed to help the library provide free access to computers for library patrons long into the future.

Here’s what Donna Mack Harvin, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Public Library, had to say about technology at the BPL

“Brooklyn Public Library is the primary, if not sole, means of accessing technology for thousands of Brooklynites. Youth and adults alike rely on our free computers and access to the Internet for learning, creating, and staying connected to the rest of the world. The generous support of the Gates Foundation will help BPL to continue to serve as a gateway.”

A gateway indeed.