Lynn Blumenstein writes in the LibraryJournal, about a self-service books ATM called the Library-a-Go-Go machine in California. It is to be installed by the Contra Costa County Library (CCCL) in a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) location, in April before the fare gate. The report says that CCCL is planning 'four stand-alone dispensing units around the county, part of a model program funded by the California State Library, Bay Area Library Consortium, and Baker & Taylor'.The Library-a-Go-Go units are made by a Swedish company Distec (Go Library) and have been used in a Stockholm library. It connects to a library network, authenticates library cards, and records transactions. Each unit can hold 270-400 books depending on the book size.
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