Libraries Stream toward Roku Lending

摘要

It's been two years since the Ephrata (Pa.) Public Library began lending Roku devicesdigital video players that people plug into their televisions so they can view on a larger screen digitized programming that is archived online, such as the content of PBS.org, and on other streaming platforms like Netflix. The lending program has proved wildly popular, Technical Services Manager Laura Brandt tells American Libraries, even as DVD circulation continues to mushroom. "It's really been positive," Brandt says, noting that on any given week, all four of the library's Rokus are on loan. Patrons must have broadband internet access at home to receive the programming on their televisions.