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Project Fxperience StUc <br />li r<<.rly L` ' Kprro N <br />Washington County [Library, Minnesota <br />esota <br />y <br />`= • <br />Products <br />"The Library Express nas been an asset to tle city of Hugo as wdi as all <br />Washington County ibrarry patrons. This is a new system for us, the first <br />in the state of Minnesota, and we're excited about the ,possibiii ies!" <br />PATRICIA CONLEY, Washington County (MN) Library Director <br />Problem <br />Established in 1967, Washington County library has <br />nine branch libraries, two associate city libraries and the <br />Washington County Law Library serving 27 cities and six <br />townships. Within the county is the city of Hugo, a community <br />that has been growing substantially. The population of Hugo <br />has more than 12,417 people and covers 36 square miles. <br />Hardwood Creek Branch is the closest library to Hugo but <br />is located in the Washington County Forest Lake Service <br />Center - a far distance for most of the Hugo patrons. Patricia <br />Conley, Washington County Library Director, wanted to find a <br />way to offer closer library services to the Hugo community in <br />a cost-effective way. The plan though had to promote library <br />growth without having to build a new facility. <br />LEID Products' Solution <br />Conley discovered a high-tech kiosk called iLibrary <br />(developed by LEID Products in Auburn Hills, MI) where <br />patrons can order, pick up and return library materials, using <br />a self-service kiosk, locker system and book return, 24 <br />hours a day. Washington County Library jointly with Garver <br />County Library, a nearby county in Minnesota, applied for a <br />federal grant. The grant was approved from the U.S. Institute <br />of Museum and Library Services and administered by the <br />Minnesota Department of Education, State Library Services <br />for both counties to install an iLibrary kiosk. The Washington <br />County iLibrary kiosk equipment - which the library has <br />renamed "Library Express" - was delivered and installed <br />in July 2010. Carver County also has installed an "Express <br />Library" in the city of Victoria, MN. <br />Customer Savings <br />The equipment cost $44,000, plus installation costs. <br />The kiosk has been a cost effective and easy <br />alternative to service the Hugo community without having <br />to build a new facility during times when budgets are tight. <br />"This has been an asset to the residents of Hugo and all <br />Washington County Library patrons," says Patricia Conley, <br />Washington County Library Director. "This is a new system <br />for us, the first in the state of Minnesota, and we're excited <br />about the possibilities". Conley believes the kiosk will be a <br />convenient part of customers' daily lives. <br />Washington County <br />Library Express <br />ICarver County <br />Express Library <br />2110 East Walton Blvd., Ste. F • Auburn Hills, MI 48326 • Phone (888) 884.LEID (5543) • www.leidproducts.com <br />