The SurRural Librarian

I had a lovely walk Sunday with the dogs and this week’s On The Media podcast. The entire show is about books. There is a fun segment on the new Espresso Book Machine, which prints and binds a paperbacks as you wait. Coolest part? There are only six in the world and one will be living at Vermont’s own Northshire Bookstore in Manchester.

The NYPL had one for a while. Here’s an article from SLJ. With beasts like this on the premises, libraries could get immediate access to books for loan. Could it finally (finally!) finish off interlibrary borrowing? I’ve got my fingers crossed.

So far, it sounds like the majority of works they offer are in the public domain. I hope more publishers see the potential soon, I want to order up a Double Grande Trollope. Oh wait - is that - hey! cool, I’ll see you in Manchester.