KENT COUNTY, MI – The public has spoken and Kent District Library’s new robot librarian will be named “Booker.” Booker was chosen by a vote of more than 1,000 people who participated in the nearly ...

The Eugene Public Library has more than just books on its shelves. In a recent trend — common to all public libraries — patrons have been borrowing everything from cake pans to board games and sewing ...

YOKOTE, Akita Prefecture--Stocktaking of books at a municipal library here is now fully automated under a trial experiment that potentially could see humans removed from the process altogether. A ...

At the University of Chicago’s new library, 70 students have summer jobs filling a chilly subterranean bunker 50 feet beneath the main reading room. Their mission: Load a million volumes into a ...

AI is taking a back seat to AC at the Worth Public Library, which is deploying artificial cuteness as part of a new collection of resources for older residents. “We’ve looked around to see what we can ...

You know that feeling you get when something's become a thing and you had no idea? Well, I felt that way when I discovered that everyone -- apparently -- was saying "delulu." (This, it seems, ...

The Guelph Public Library’s new robot now has a name after a competition that started in February received dozens of suggestions. ‘Beepbot’ was submitted by seven-year-old Kayla and chosen by the ...

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Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Only in Silicon Valley will a robot return your library books for you. Residents in downtown Mountain ...