[OPLINTECH] Anyone currently using Laptops Anytime Automated Checkout Kiosks?

[Susie Brown]

Ours do not get dispensed with a charging cord.  They are charged in the kiosk, and we limit use to a 3 hour session. We use Cassie on the computer to manage the time.  Should they want to check out another laptop after the 3 hours, they are welcome to do so. You can also offer charging cables to be offered in the kiosk.

Susie Brown
Digital Services Manager
Shaker Heights Public Library
16500 Van Aken Blvd
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
sbrown at shakerlibrary.org
216-367-3014


From: OPLINTECH <oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org> On Behalf Of Tyson Horton via OPLINTECH
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Do the laptops get dispensed with a charging cord? I saw that you can get a combo unit that dispenses both a laptop and a battery bank, but I couldn't see anywhere that said that you got a cord with the laptop to charge it. Also, do the laptops come with the kiosk or do you have to supply your own?

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 11:04 AM Sam Lewis <slewis at worthingtonlibraries.org<mailto:slewis at worthingtonlibraries.org>> wrote:
We have one at our Old Worthington Library. We first got it in 2017 at Worthington Park Library, and it had 12 laptops. In 2019 we renovated that library and the need for the laptops dwindled, so in 2022 we moved the machine to Old Worthington Library and got a refresh – it now holds 6 laptops + 12 AC battery banks. It gets a lot more use here.

Once set up, we don’t have to do a whole lot of interacting with it. The devices check out in our ILS so we can get stats and track them that way. We have Prey installed on the laptops in case they were to walk away.

Sam Lewis
Systems Administrator
www.worthingtonlibraries.org<http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/>
Worthington Libraries | 820 High Street | Worthington, Ohio 43085
P: 614.807.2619 | F: 614.807.2629
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Subject: [OPLINTECH] Anyone currently using Laptops Anytime Automated Checkout Kiosks?

Just curious if anyone out there is using Laptops Anytime Automated Checkout Kiosks? We received an email from them and I was looking through their website. I wanted to see if anyone was using them and what their experience has been with it.

Thanks,
Tyson Horton
IT Manager
Williams County Public Library
833-633-7323 x282


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