SchoolNews December 5, 2024 by Shannon Meyerkort
In 2015, The University of Sydney introduced one of Australia’s first book vending machines in its library spaces. These machines allowed students to “snack” on popular high-rotation titles, making reading as accessible as grabbing a drink.
Two years later, Bannockburn School in Geelong installed a ‘literacy vending machine’. The machine, which cost $20,000, dispensed short stories penned by the students in the P to 12 school.
“It’s a great incentive for the students to write,” Principal Rob Nelson said at the time. “The story machine will hopefully stir the passion in children to write.
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