One of the most important was Manassas Mall's donation of 2500 sq. Jones Communications donated broadband access services. Last year, the Washington Post, the Business Equipment Center, the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and Virginia Power all made monetary donations. Because all of the computers and other equipment is leased, the program has implemented a PC sponsorship program. In exchange for their generosity, the library displays the sponsors' names on the machine.
Volunteers make up the majority of the staff.
The limited budget has allowed for only two full-time employees, referred to the Library Connection program by a local business. Typically, those who assist patrons, teach the courses and are available for computer questions are typically a varied group of volunteers. Other formal opportunities for volunteering have been arranged through local high schools, senior citizens groups and corporate and community volunteer service programs. Libraries, in general, and this program, in particular, have the opportunity to impart workforce skills to their patrons even as they operate in their traditional information roles. As noted above, the skills embodied by library staff make a community library a natural place to go to seek the training necessary for learning computer and Internet technologies.