{"id":13150,"date":"2025-07-21T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13150\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:54:08","slug":"self-service-book-vending-machine-launched-in-ajax-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13150\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-service book vending machine launched in Ajax, Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ajax Public Library celebrated the launch of a self-service book vending machine at the Ajax Community Centre on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>NovelBranch, located near the north entrance, makes it easier for busy families to access library materials on the go.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can easily borrow items using their Ajax Public Library card: simply scan the card to access the NovelBranch, select the materials to borrow, and enjoy. Returning borrowed items is just as easy: just place the items inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know Ajax families are busy,\u201d said Chief Librarian and Executive Officer Sarah Vaisler. \u201cThe library wants to make sure the entire community has access to reading materials, even when they can\u2019t make it into one of our primary branches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was made possible through financial support of the Rotary Club of Ajax and joins the Grandview Kids Express Branch at the new Grandview Centre as another small-scale option to reach Ajax residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to bring convenient library services to Ajax, and that means finding creative solutions within existing community spaces,\u201d Vaisler added \u201cWe are grateful to the Rotary Club of Ajax for recognizing the value of public library services and supporting the purchase of the vending machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More information about library services can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajaxlibrary.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ajaxlibrary.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-744346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AJAX-PUBLIC-LIBRARY-BOOK-VENDING-MACHINE-CO-TOWN-OF-AJAX-640x315-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 94,996 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 743,398 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    3145 VOTES<br \/>\n    Should Toronto cancel events that close roads until gridlock is fixed? (like marathons, the Indy, and street festivals)    <\/p>\n<p>    4610 VOTES<br \/>\n    Do you avoid going to downtown Toronto because of the traffic?    <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 SHOPPING SPREE!<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to\u00a0INsauga \u2013\u00a0Ontario Headline News\u2019 daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Toronto Eaton Centre OR Sherway Gardens. Get news delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ajax Public Library celebrated the launch of a self-service book vending machine at the Ajax Community Centre on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[353,49,48,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-13150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}