Membership has its privileges

Pointe Claire Mayor Bill McMurchie tries out the new self-check system at the city's main library last Thursday.

The new system, the first of its kind in use in the West Island, allows members to check out their documents without having to go to the circulation desk.

The system, created by the 3M Company, works with a touch screen and a scanner that reads the bar codes on library items, from books, CDs to (unlocked) DVDs.