Bookless libraries

Cushing Academy is ridding their library of books.

Instead of books, students will find their library full of computers, and hand-held digital readers.

Read Jim's Blog:

I KNOW - IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BEGINNING OF A JOKE... WHAT DO YOU CALL A LIBRARY WITHOUT BOOKS?

AT CUSHING ACADEMY... THEY'RE CALLING IT... THE FUTURE.

THE ASHBURNHAM PREP SCHOOL IS HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GIVING AWAY ITS VAST COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MOSTLY TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THEIR OWN.

WHEN CUSHING ACADEMY'S LIBRARY RENOVATION IS COMPLETE, INSTEAD OF BOOKS, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF SCREENS, COMPUTER MONITORS AND HAND-HELD DIGITAL READERS - THE LATEST IN LITERARY TECHNOLOGY.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SAY THE SWITCH WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO MILLIONS OF PRINTED WORKS, RATHER THAN JUST A FEW THOUSAND THAT HAPPEN TO BE IN ONE BUILDING.