Meridian Library System

At the Library Journal Design Institute last Friday, one of the sessions was devoted to a Product and Furniture Showcase. The one thing that caught my eye was MediaSurfer.

MediaSurfer is a stand-alone kiosk that lets patrons borrow hand-held tablets, automatically, simply by completing a few steps on an intuitive touch-screen and swiping their library and credit card. It securely dispenses the tablets, recharges them when returned, and manages the content for you.

The Kiosk:

+keeps iPads secure

+Manages content on iPads – to fit needs of patrons and library – save $$ on an internal resource

+Swipes iPads clean once returned – back to original state

+Connected to your ILS – you know who checked them out

+Prevents theft

+Case protects the iPad from damage

+Conveniently organized

+Small footprint to fit anywhere within your library

+Kiosk keeps iPads charged

+Easy touch screen – patron self serve – extremely intuitive

+Ability to run usage reports

+Patron does not return?  Credit card is charged

+Use iPads inside the library or take home!

+Market your library in a way that is new and refreshing – draw more patrons through your doors!

My Daniel by Pam Conrad – 20 copies
When she’s 80 years old, Julia Summerwaithe decides to visit her grandchildren, Ellie and Stevie, in New York City, for the first time. She has something important to show them; in the Natural History Museum is the dinosaur she and her brother discovered on their farm in Nebraska when they were young. But even more important to Julia than seeing the dinosaur is sharing her memories of the discovery and excavation with her grandchildren.

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman – 7 copies
When trouble strikes, Cee Cee Honeycutt’s long-lost aunt comes to the rescue and whisks her off to Savannah where she is catapulted into a perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity.

White Star:  A Dog on the Titanic by Marty Crisp  – 20 copies
Sam Harris, 12, is on his way to America to join his mother and new stepfather. A dog lover, he spends the bulk of his time aboard the Titanic in the ship’s kennels and forms a strong attachment to the owner’s dog, whom he names Star.