abcnews | A book-less library.
It sounds like an oxymoron, but come the fall of 2013, San Antonio's
Bexar County is going to be home to the BiblioTech, the country's first
book-less public library. Of course, there will be books -- just e-books, not physical books.
The 4,989 square-foot space will look like a modern library, Bexar
County Judge Nelson Wolff, who was inspired to pursue the project after
reading Walter Issacson's Steve Jobs biography,
told ABC News. (A glance at the photo shows that its inspired by Apple
in more ways than one.) Instead of aisles and aisles of books there will
be aisles and aisles of computers and gadgets. At the start, it will
have 100 e-readers available for circulation and to take out, and then
50 e-readers for children, 50 computer stations, 25 laptops and 25
tablets on site.
"We all know the world is changing. I am an avid book reader. I read
hardcover books, I have a collection of 1,000 first editions. Books are
important to me," Wolff told ABC News. "But the world is changing and
this is the best, most effective way to bring services to our
community."
