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GoLibrary or Library-a-Go-Go (Swedish: ''Bokomaten'') is a book lending
vending machine A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or otherwise made. The fir ...
used by libraries in Sweden and the U.S. state of California.In California, a New ATM for Books Debuts
Lynn Blumenstein. ''Library Journal''. 26-02-2008. Retrieved 07-05-2011.

. Susan Kantor-Horning. ''Library Journal''. 15-08-2009. Retrieved 07-05-2011.
Library-a-Go-Go comes to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
Press release. BART. 15-06-2009. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
Library book lending machine opens at Millbrae BART Station
Press release. BART. 05-05-2011. Retrieved 07-05-2011.
The Contra Costa Library was the body that first brought these machines to the United States.


History

The machines were developed by the Swedish company Distec and have been used in Stockholm for several years. They were introduced in California and was first used on the
Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes on of rapid transit lines, including a spur line in eastern Contra Costa County which use ...
system at its Pittsburg/Bay Point,
El Cerrito del Norte El Cerrito del Norte station (''North Hillock'' in Spanish) is a BART station located off Cutting Boulevard near San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80 in El Cerrito, California. The station serves as a regional transit hub for local AC Transit bus ...
, and Millbrae Stations. The Pittsburg and El Cerrito machines are operated by the
Contra Costa Public Library System The Contra Costa County Library is the public library system in Contra Costa County, California, United States. There are 26 community libraries including the NRHP-listed Martinez Library, access to electronic information via a website, over 455, ...
. That library also has a machine at Sandy Cove Shopping Center in
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, a town without a local library. The machine in Millbrae is operated by the Peninsula Library System. The
Yuba County Library Yuba County Library is a library service for 70,000 people of Yuba County, California Yuba County (; Maidu: ''Yubu'') is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 81,575. The county seat is Mar ...
, which has only one outlet and a
bookmobile A bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Bookm ...
, plans to add a GoLibrary machine as well. There are also initiatives that adopted the GoLibrary framework but using the virtual platform such as the project launched by the national library of
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. A similar trend was introduced in
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but it involves live books and local experts that can be "checked out" for 30 minutes at a time. The experts can discuss all aspects of a subject matter with individuals or groups.


References

{{Portal, California, Sweden, Technology


External links


GoLibrary website
Vending machines Library automation