New Self-Checkout System Available At Heights Libraries

Regular patrons of the may have noticed something was different this week.

The four branches just rolled out a new self-checkout system called CircIT.

The old system, Flashscan, required users to use a screen, a touchpad and a scanner. CircIT includes a touch-screen and a scanner, that is "more accurate and powerful than the old system, with brighter, more precise barcode scanners," according to a press release from Heights Libraries. 

Information about fines and hold items is also easier to read and navigate.

“The new system is not only easier for our customers to use, but also easier for our staff to fix and maintain,” said Heights Libraries Director Nancy Levin in a press release. “And CircIT costs roughly half of what the old system did. That’s a big savings for taxpayers.”

The library spent about $10,800 yearly to maintain Flashscan. The new system will cost about $4,400 a year.