One L.A. library could go digital

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The Los Angeles City Council voted today to find out if it's feasible to make the Pio Pico Library in Koreatown completely digital.

But the idea of a library without any books didn't sit well with some LA residents. One man said a library without books would take away from the essence of what a library is.

But Pio Pico wouldn't be the first library to go all-digital.

"This is also happening in San Antonio Texas," said Ed Johnson, a city council press deputy. "We wanted to see how it was working in that particular library."

Bexar County, in San Antonio Texas is looking to be the first in the nation to have an all-digital library.

"We see this as a technology center where [people] can come in and use the computers," said Laura Jesse, Bexar County's information director. She noted, though, that if people still want or need access to books, then there's always the San Antonio Library.

LA City Council had no idea as to how long the feasibility report will take to be released. The council will use the recommendations in the report to determine how to proceed with the Pio Pico Library's digital future.