Sunday, May 15, 2011

Bible only, BART Books

Story of interest: US prisoners refused all books except Bible -American Civil Liberties Union says jail in South Carolina is banning books 'for no good reason'

Library book lending machine opens at Millbrae BART Station: BART customers are now able to borrow a book on their way to their train at Millbrae Station, handed to them by the robotic arm of a new book lending machine. BART and the Peninsula Library System (PLS) unveiled a "Free2Read & Ride" book lending machine on the concourse level of the station during a ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2011. Anyone who has a library card for one of the PLS libraries can use the machine to borrow one or more of the 500 available books.