Abstract: An automated library including a housing unit containing a plurality of shelves containing slots to hold digital and print media; a programmable robot contained within the housing unit; a patron interface panel including a touch screen, a library card reader, and receipt printer secured to a wall of the housing unit for entering data; and a media receipt and distribution system secured to a wall of the housing unit that determines the size and/or shape of media being received or distributed through the media receipt and distribution system and controls the ingress and egress of the media.