A suburban library system outside Dallas, Texas, has modernized the way it sorts the more than 250,000 items borrowed by patrons each year. Each of the Richardson Public Library’s books, CDs, DVDs and other material shave been equipped with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip when allows automated sorting equipment to identify the item and dispatch it to its proper location. The system allows patrons to use new self-checkout kiosks, reducing lines and cutting wait times.