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Old 04-03-2025, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
What bothers me is that the Sumter County libraries are operated by a private contractor, and there is zero security. Anyone can walk into a library and take as many books and DVDs they want, with no requirement to check them out or to ever return them.
I would be surprised if there is no security. It is probably hidden with trackers in the books and a sensor in the doors.

A lot of the libraries I have been in sensors you see but more design conscious ones may have them built into something.