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[ US ] Philadelphia airport installs 'short story dispenser' to help travelers pass time

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Philadelphia International Airport appears to be on a mission to improve the traveler experience: first they made a quiet room, and now they're offering free reading material for it. [...]“Our goals are to create excitement about reading in unexpected places throughout the city and to increase public awareness of the Free Library’s programs and services,” said Reardon. “Having a kiosk at Philadelphia International Airport in the Library space there continues our outreach to people who may not be Free Library regulars, but who would enjoy a quick, accessible read."

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Short Story Dispenser   Print Media   Transport  

08-10-2018

[ US ] Short Story Dispenser unveiled at Philadelphia International Airport

Image of [ US ] Short Story Dispenser unveiled at Philadelphia International Airport
Image of [ US ] Short Story Dispenser unveiled at Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport

Being stranded at the airport usually means scrolling through social media, or picking up a newspaper or magazine. But those doesn't need to be your only options at Philadelphia International Airport, where a free, no-WiFi-required alternative was unveiled Friday: a Short Story Dispenser, put in place by the Free Library of Philadelphia. The five-foot-tall, screenless kiosk is in the concourse between Terminals D and E. "We have the best — and the first, by the way — relationship between a city airport and a library," said Chellie Cameron, CEO of the airport and Philadelphia's director of aviation.

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