You’ve probably all seen the Red Box DVD vending machines at your local grocery store. Well, some libraries have adapted this concept to create library vending machines. Each machine is stocked with the most popular books and DVDs for patrons to choose from, and the selections are frequently updated. These machines are placed outside popular stores or community centers to give the public quick and easy access to library materials. A patron inserts their library card into into the machine, chooses an item, and the item drops down for them to retrieve, just like a regular vending machine. Items “checked out” at the vending machines can be returned to drop boxes located next to the machines or to the library.
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Follow Up to “The New Library Card?”
If the blog article, “The New Library Card?”, peaked your interest in exploring the idea of allowing mobile device users to digitize their library cards, you may want to check out the Swiss Army Librarian blog. The author of this blog, Brain Herzog, has done the research on how to make this work in your library for a very low cost.
SALS Library Program and Trustee of the Year Award Nominations Sought
The Southern Adirondack Library System (SALS) Board of Trustees approved the 2010 Library Program and Trustee of the Year Awards. The board wishes to recognize the good work and excellent services in the member libraries.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 1, 2011. Please send nominations on library letterhead. Nominations by e-mail or fax will not be accepted. The SALS Library Services and Personnel Committees will select the award recipients.
The awards will be presented at the SALS 53rd Annual meeting on May 16, 2011.
Please call Sara if you have any questions.