Books at every turn: a vending machine that gives out free stories to read was installed in New York

There are very different vending machines in New York: with drinks, snacks, personal protective equipment. The city can now add an automatic storyteller to this list that gives out free stories to read. Time-out.

It is installed at the Brooklyn Fiction Center. Its visitors can now choose stories from three categories (they change periodically), and then "press" the contactless button - and the machine will give out a sheet with a randomly selected story free of charge.

The stories are curated by the Fiction Center staff based on a global literature database. The base was created by a community of affiliated authors of the Center, aspiring writers, laureates and nominees of awards, teachers and students.

One of the three buttons will always include children's stories. The rest will change themes throughout the year - from classic folk tales to the latest novelties of various genres.

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The idea is to offer "a tactile moment of contact with history on an eco-friendly scroll in 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes of reading."

“Reading on paper is more lively and encourages dreaming and sharing,” say the authors of the idea.

The storyteller machine has traveled the world since its release in 2016. It even won the 2018 Consumer Electronic Show Tech for a Better World award. There are currently over 300 of them worldwide with over 5,6 million stories.

The Fiction Center in Brooklyn at 15 Lafayette Avenue will go into operation on October 2.