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Staff expects the demand to continue to grow, prompting the libraries to add more in the future, Smith said.

The libraries are working to double the number of STEAM kits available from 56 to 112. The kits are intended as a learning activity for elementary-age students, Smith said. The kits, contained in backpacks, can be checked out and include topics such as drones, dinosaurs, weather, biology and more.

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The scanner is free to use and can also transcribe scanned documents into audio files for visually impaired users.īoth libraries also house STEAM kits, which are educational kits covering the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and math. In addition, the Hall library in downtown McKinney recently deployed an archival-quality scanner for scanning images and documents so users can preserve these items digitally. The machines will be housed in 28-inch rolling suitcases for easy transport, can be reserved in advance and must be checked out by an adult over age 18, Smith said. The tools can be checked out for three-week periods to allow patrons to work on creations off-site. The Gay Library will begin lending out 3D printers, laser engravers, and computer-controlled cutting machines starting in November, Smith said. Several other technological advances are being made at McKinney's libraries. The library is planning to work with the city’s marketing and communications department to coordinate a name selection process for the robots that will include entries from community members. “It's not library technology, but it's technology that exists in the world that we thought we could kind of just tweak a little bit to make use of,” Smith said. He also said the robots were a “surprisingly affordable” investment for the library’s budget and have already drawn attention from guests. The robots are also being programmed to guide guests to various library sections, and the staff is exploring other capabilities, such as using them for a more gentle approach to closing announcements, according to Smith. They are the first robots of this kind being used on a public library floor in Texas, according to a news release. I think maybe they just pull the book off the shelf to put it on the robot at this point, but we're OK with it,” Smith said. “Kids actually travel to the robot to put on there. This limits the time staff spends collecting books placed on carts and incorrect shelves around the library and instead brings the books in need of reshelving directly to the staff, Smith said.

At the Gay Library, they are being used to help return books to their sections by encouraging guests to place books on the robot rather than leaving it on a book cart, McKinney Director of Libraries Spencer Smith said.

The robots are Orion Star Lucki AI delivery robots and are typically marketed for restaurant uses. 19, accounting for one of the recent investments the McKinney libraries have made in new technology. McKinney’s John and Judy Gay Library welcomed two robots onto its public library floor Sept.

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