Robotic arm facilitates access to library books

One From The Associated Press on the new $33 million library at Valparaiso University that includes a robotic arm that retrieves books.

The four-story, 105,000-square-foot Christopher Center for Library Information Resources opened for two hours Tuesday to allow staff and the public to get familiar with the sophisticated building, the Post-Tribune of Merrillville reported. Not much on the Library Web Site at this point.