Once access was granted, Meyer also ensured that passengers knew about the program. " assisted in helping libraries get free public service space on their terminals," she notes. McElrath credits FLL's public information officer, Greg Meyer, for providing the support to make the program happen. "The project was launched as a fun, free way to provide reading material to guests of the airport and Fort Lauderdale and to raise awareness of Broward County Library's electronic services," explains McElrath. Bestsellers are not offered, which helps mitigate competition with airport vendors.
Other Locations: Boise (ID) Airport Cherry Capital Airport (Traverse City, MI) Manhattan (KS) Regional Airport Philadelphia Int'l San Antonio Int'lįunding Sources: Local libraries & their boosters airport operating budgetsĭelivery Mechanisms: In-terminal "hot spots " kiosks reading/download roomsįiction and non-fiction selections are available, and many of the books are classics for children and adults, notes Catherine McElrath, publication specialist II at the Broward County Libraries Division. Industry Leader: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FL) Int'l Airport In cooperation with the Broward County Libraries Division, FLL provides access to over 15,000 public domain titles - an enterprising way to offer reading material to travelers without a local library card. Airport officials are consequently connecting the dots between the recent explosion of e-reading and their in-terminal Wi-Fi service (or the continued pressure to provide free Internet access).įort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida was the first to offer passengers free downloads of e-books in 2011. More and more read on the glowing screens of Nooks, Kindles and other portable electronics.
These days, passengers don't just bury their noses in books and newspapers. But travelers also clutch tattered paperbacks brought from home as if they are precious cargo.
Newsstands placed strategically along the concourse sell everything from glossy lifestyle magazines and lighthearted beach novellas to informative local guidebooks and hardcover tomes about the latest business theories. Airline passengers are highly vested in reading and so are the airports they pass through. Walk down the aisle of any flight lasting more than an hour, and you can probably guess what titles are topping the New York Times best-seller list with surprising accuracy.
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