16.01.2024

Locker solutions for libraries

Gantner

Smart Locker Systems
Logistic Solutions
Education

With a single library ID card embedded with GANTNER’s RFID technology, users can access the library’s facilities, while management automatically checks IDs on entrance and departure via a central software

TURNING LIBRARIES INTO SAFE COMMUNITY HUBS

Smart locker solutions for libraries

Library ID card enables access control and cashless payments
More security with an automated access system
Reduced maintenance costs with locker systems

More than just a place to borrow books and journals, libraries provide a safe and valued hub where members of the community can come together for multiple activities.

ECURE ACCESS, LOCKER OR PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

GANTNER’s secure access, locker and smart payment solutions ensure that libraries can offer all the security features expected of a busy public building, whilst also providing many additional and easy to access community facilities.
With a single library ID card embedded with GANTNER’s RFID technology, users can access the library’s facilities, while management automatically checks IDs on entrance and departure via a central software.

PREPAID POSSIBILITES

Members can also use their same contactless ID card as a pre-paid card to spend in the library cafe or vending areas, or even purchase timed locker access to store their belongings during their visit.
GANTNER’s automated RFID technology enables the library management to create an environment that always feels open and welcoming, backed up with seamless and unobtrusive security controls.

Benefits with smart library cards

SECURE ZONES

Boost security in at-risk areas such as computer rooms, granting access only via the library ID card.

ACCESS CONTROL

Control access to different zones in the library, especially out-of-hours when the venue might be hired out for a public event.

SECONDARY REVENUES

Create potential for greater secondary spend by selling timed access to lockers or changing spaces, as well as offering pre-paid, self-service access to printing or photocopying services – all using the same RFID-enabled library card

SIMPLE SWIPE

Students simply present their ID directly to the lock’s reader field to open and securely close lockers, eliminating the need to wait in line at a central kiosk or terminal.

UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION

Students can reserve their personal locker via an online portal. The locker number and unique number of the student’s ID card are then linked and stored in a localised database, ensuring that only the card with the assigned locker number can open that locker.

EASY MANAGEMENT

GANTNER’s smart electronic locking systems eliminate the many challenges associated with large-scale locker management such as lost keys, jammed locks, having to reset combinations and deal with theft of valuables.

Efficient check-in and check-out for students

Secure storage for libraries

GANTNER’s secure access, locker and smart payment solutions ensure that libraries can offer a safe community space. A single library ID card with GANTNER’s RFID technology gives access to turnstiles, library ticketing systems, student lockers and cashless payments in the cafe.