San Antonio's Bookless Library

A Texas judge is spearheading the creation of what will be America's only bookless library. The library, which will be known as BiblioTech, is being developed for San Antonio's South Side neighborhood. Judge Nelson Wolff describes it as similar to an Apple store; he got the idea from reading Steve Jobs' biography. 

Standard libraries, like the Boston Public Library, are joining in by partnering with the Overdrive Media Console, which lets member "rent" temporary ebooks and audiobooks for various devices. We'll talk more about Overdrive and my experiences with them on an upcoming post. 

What makes BiblioTech different is that the library will be entirely digital. Wolff sees this as a cost-effective way to bring library services to more people in the county. They're even going to have personal devices that members can rent for two weeks at a time.