Let's get the "Word on the Web" and check out some recent topics of interest and discussion from the tech, literary, library, and arts and entertainment sections of the World Wide Web in April 2014.

• Free Library has partnered up with Philadelphia Science Festival for a series of fun and educational Neighborhood Science After School events!
   
• Philly tech companies are giving back to the community by promoting and supporting STEM education opportunities for Philadelphia school students.
   
• Ready Player One author Ernest Cline recently witnessed an urban legend finally proven as fact, as construction workers in New Mexico unearthed a legendary cache of buried Atari video games from the 1980s!
   
• Entertainment Weekly recently reported on the troubling trend of a lack of minority characters and diversity in children's books. Twitter users have responded with the trending hashtag #WeNeedDiverseBooks.
   
• How much data would you guess is generated and transferred every minute on the Internet? Take a look at the infographic to the right, the numbers may astound you!
   
• Much like the spring flowers have bloomed, so did poetry throughout Philadelphia on April 12th as the City celebrated Philly Poetry Day.
   
• NPR pulled a sad-but-true April Fool's Day prank on its audience when they asked the question, "Why doesn't America read anymore?" The Free Library had some April Fool's Day fun this year as well.
   
• ALA talks Preservation Week on their Association for Library Collections & Technical Services blog.
   
• In the completely distressing news department, net neutrality has been delivered another major blow by the FCC with the proposal of letting Internet service providers charge companies varying rates for faster connection speeds, possibly crippling smaller businesses and public services, like libraries! Check out Free Press' Save The Internet website for more info and to find out how you can get involved to help get net neutrality back on track!

• Philly Tech Week has come and gone for another year. Did you attend any of this year's events? Let us know in the comments!
   

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