Toronto Library to install book-lending machines at Union Station
Toronto Library to install book-lending machines at Union Station
What would be the best way to get kids to read more and eat less junk food? Turn vending machines into book depots. The Toronto Public Library is installing automated kiosks in Union Station that will dispense books, CDs and DVDs to entertainment-seeking transit users. The vending machines are slated for installation by 2012 and are similar to machines in place in Ottawa, Sweden, California and the Netherlands. We suspect they are meant to be a distraction for transit users while the station is under construction.
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What would be the best way to get kids to read more and eat less junk food? Turn vending machines into book depots. The Toronto Public Library is installing automated kiosks in Union Station that will dispense books, CDs and DVDs to entertainment-seeking transit users. The vending machines are slated for installation by 2012 and are similar to machines in place in Ottawa, Sweden, California and the Netherlands. We suspect they are meant to be a distraction for transit users while the station is under construction.
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The people who commute through Union on a daily basis are generally those outside the reach of the TTC, ie, people in Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, etc. Is TPL going to start lending to these populations?
I’d be very curious to see how many Torontonians actually pass through Union regularly…
I take it back…
They *do* give library cards to people who work but don’t live in Toronto.
Way to go, TPL! Still the best public library! <3