Self-checkout machines spread to more Brooklyn libraries
Emulating drug stores and suburban supermarkets, the Brooklyn Public Library has installed self-checkout machines across the borough, including the Williamsburg, Kings Bay, Highlawn, Mapleton, Brooklyn Heights, Homecrest and Bay Ridge branches.
The library says automated checkout will enable patrons to borrow and return materials more conveniently and efficiently, allowing staff to spend more time engaging with the community.
The Homecrest branch in Sheepshead Bay was the latest to get the dishwasher-sized units, and this week Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz joined BPL’s President and CEO Linda Johnson at the installation. The Brooklyn delegation of the State Assembly helped acquire a Community Capital Assistant Program grant of $2 million for the units.