KCCI Des Moines

Johnston schools launch book vending machines for students

Each item is also listed on the library catalog under "Library of Things." Johnston Community School District is launching a brand new vending machine. Instead of being filled with snacks or drinks, ...
wqad

Not your average vending machine: Findlay school encourages kids to read with unconventional tool

FINDLAY, Ohio — Most vending machines offer snacks and drinks to those who pay money. But Wilson Vance Intermediate School, part of the Findlay City School District, has a vending machine that offers ...
The Baltimore Sun

Selling condoms in school vending machines an 'abomination.'

Vending machines selling condoms in Maryland public schools? Have they lost their minds (“Maryland House passes legislation to allow condoms in school vending machines,” Feb. 21)? The supermajority in ...
Des Moines Register

Des Moines Public Schools vending machines let kids plunk in coins and pull out ... a book?

We're used to vending machines plunking out a soda, a bag of chips or a favorite candy bar. But what about dispensing a new book? That's the novel approach about a half-dozen Des Moines Public Schools ...
WFTV

NASCAR driver visits local elementary school students, gives book vending machine

Jones and his dog Oscar read to Blue Lake Elementary School students on Thursday. His foundation also delivered a “bookworm” vending machine for the students in partnership with AdventHealth. The ...