Ever wonder how the biggest public library system in America gets books out to all its branches? Meet Sal Magaddino – a retired NYPD Captain who is now the deputy director of The New York Public Library’s “Book Ops” division. Book Ops, which runs 24/7, operates the largest book sorting machine on the planet in order to quickly deliver books, DVDS and other materials to branches around NYC.
The sorting machine sorts 5,000 books per hour, 23,000 books per day, 546,344 books per month, and 5.5 million per year. A lot of the books it sorts and delivers are reserves made by patrons. Anyone with a library card can reserve a book at any branch, and expect to receive it in 1-2 days, according to Sal. The machine spit books from five separate lanes into 204 sorting bins, each marked with a code for the branch it’s going to.
The city's three public library systems are facing $58.3M in budget cuts in the coming fiscal year, which starts on July 1. Sal is worried that the cuts will hinder the library's ability to reach high needs communities. He is encouraging everyone to head to to send a letter to City Hall. #NoCutsToLibraries
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