Library self checkout

For years I've been hearing about librarians who have a self-checkout station for their students to use, and while I always thought that sounded like a good idea, I never really could get it together enough to set one up. When I thought about it, it just didn't seem like something that would work in my space. We only have five student workstations, and I couldn't justify commandeering one of those for checkout only. I use the computer at the circulation desk for both checkout and for my own…

I have done self-checkout in my library since the big budget cuts in Texas education happened many years ago. I was in an elementary library with about 850 students. I knew I was losing my assistant...

The Advanced Learning Library at 711 W. 2nd Street in Wichita replaced the old Central Branch location. This library is a great addition to Downtown Wichita, with neat indoor and outdoor spaces. It has cool

A lot of places have self checkouts, but not that many have ones that look this good. Well played library. Well played.

Image 15 of 26 from gallery of Berkeley School of Law Library / Ratcliff. Photograph by Tim Griffith

Use a tablet instead of computers for a library catalog station. (The dream for circulation too!!)

LEGO tower locked behind glass. Sign explains rules listed below. When I first came on to the La Crosse Public Library team, one of my very first ideas was a stealth program where the kids would add LEGOs to a pile/bin/whatever every time they check out. Then, at the end of the month or whenever, they would have a "Big Build" party and make something out of the LEGOs they had collected. I am SO happy that idea didn't fly at the time, because what came of it nearly 3 years later is WAY better…

Stanton Library North Sydney iPad Catalogue

Stacks with translucent end panels, West Tisbury (Mass) Free Public Library

The original library space was reconfigured to efficiently accommodate the stacks and checkout desk