Books go hand in hand with libraries, but with the emergence of e-books, that was bound to change sooner or later. Embracing electronic books, San Antonio, Texas has opened up the first e-book library!
The library will contain over 10,000 e-books for patrons to borrow and read on their e-readers. And if someone doesn’t own an e-reader, the library will have 150 e-readers available to borrow and 50 of them will be reserved for children! In addition to that, the library will contain 50 computer stations, 25 laptops and 25 tablets for patrons to use within the library.
The number of books will slowly increase allowing it to be as comprehensive as a regular library and without psychical books the library will need much less space and funding.
This is not the first time a book-less library has been attempted. Previous tries led to outrage from patrons and were reverted back to traditional libraries, but the campus library at the University of Texas Austin is a success with students preferring the electronic material to physical books.
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