Go, Library, Go
December 15, 2008 at 2:02 am Leave a comment
Planes, trains, buses … Does the thought of being on public transportation without a good book to read fill you with dread? The Contra Costa County library has recently made strides in solving that problem by installing an automated book lending machine at the Pittsburg (CA) BART station. With traffic and commuting being one of the major issues in this county, the library’s attention to transit commuters seems like a smart move.
The machine at the Pittsburg transit station, made by Swedish company Distek, has been dubbed “Library-a-Go-Go.” The same technology is being rolled out by other California public libraries as well to serve people in remote areas. Three cheers to the Contra Costa County library for being first in the US to try this innovative approach.
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