Public Library loans iPod shuffles for audio books
updated 01:20 pm EST, Thu March 3, 2005
iPod shuffle at library
This week the South Huntington Public Library on Long Island, New York, became one of the first public libraries in the country to , reports Wired News. For the past three weeks, the library ran a pilot program using the portable MP3 devices to store audio books downloaded from the Apple iTunes Music Store. They started with six shuffles, and now are up to a total of 10. Each device holds a single audio book. The few library patrons that have checked them out seem to have had positive experiences. "It's changed the books on tape from a car-only experience to a bring-it-with-you experience," Lee Jacknow, 61, a retired professor of engineering said.
