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Florida public library to add 60 self-checkout kiosks

December 19, 2006

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Sentry Technology Corp. announced that Palm Beach Public Library has selected Sentry to supply up to 60 QuickCheck self-service kiosks over a three-year period with 20 units to be installed in the first quarter of 2007. The total value of the contract is expected to be in excess of $600,000.

Patrons gain access to the library's circulation software via a user card and touchscreen monitor. A barcode or RFID chip on the book is read, security functions performed and a receipt is printed to tell the patron what books have been borrowed and when they are due to be returned. Once the process is complete, the patron exits the library through the security system without any intervention by library staff. The system includes statistical usage report software as well as remote diagnostic tools for management of the QuickCheck over a local network and via the Internet.