Brooklyn Public Library Debuts Multifunction 'ABC' Cards

摘要

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) instituted a new multifunction library/ debit card in April that shifts some functions to users while relieving staff of many small yet time-consuming labors. The new offering, dubbed "ABC" (Access Brooklyn Card), "uses the latest technology to make it as easy as ABC to connect with BPL's 60 libraries and extensive online resources with one access card," according to the library. The program is being piloted at BPL's Central Library and six branches. The ABC will be in use at all BPL facilities by late fall.