Hawaii State Public Library System: RFID Checkout/Check-In System Goes Live at All Libraries

From Kauai Now:

New technology has been implemented at the state’s public libraries to make checking out materials faster and more convenient.

The news was first announced in a Wednesday press release from the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System.

“We’re now able to check out stacks of books, CDs, DVDs and other materials at one time rather than individually,” said Stacey A. Aldrich, State Librarian in the Wednesday statement. “This will make getting in and out of the library much faster.”

According to the announcement, the system reads a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag instead of scanning individual barcodes. It took about a year to install across the system for $3 million, which was appropriated by the State Legislature in 2022.

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