Automated Materials Handling

Return, sort and transport library items faster than ever before with Bibliotheca AMH solutions.

Welcome to your library’s next level of efficiency!

Bibliotheca’s improved Automated Material Handling (AMH) technology is designed to support your needs by optimizing workflows, boosting performance, accelerating processes, simplifying tasks, and more!

Maximize Efficiency, Accelerate Returns

Bibliotheca’s flexAMH™ is designed specifically for libraries seeking to optimize their material handling processes. The fully modular solution can be configured in any way imaginable to quickly sort, transport, and process library items of all kinds.

Our AMH solutions are not just automated library systems; they are customizable, scalable, and future-proof technologies that evolve with your library’s needs.

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What’s New?

Our latest AMH models are designed to save time, enhance performance, and adapt to your library’s unique needs. With a smaller, faster, and quieter design, you can optimize workflows and create a smoother experience for both staff and patrons.

✔ Smaller footprint & quieter operation – perfect for libraries of all sizes
✔ More modular & customizable – easily installed, reinstalled, and configured
✔ Enhanced sorting capabilities – for greater accuracy and efficiency
✔ New patron interaction features – improving the user experience
✔ Reliable, easy to service, and quick to install – so you can focus on what matters most

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Streamline returns and sorting at your library.

The updated Bibliotheca AMH solutions are now the fastest, quietest, and most flexible automated materials handling systems. They automate sorting and returns with precision, accelerating workflows, optimizing staff efficiency, and creating a seamless experience for both patrons and staff.

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Drop-and-go made easier for both patrons and staff handling large volumes of book returns at once.

The flex bulkSeparator simplifies high-volume returns by efficiently separating stacked items before check-in. Designed to handle multiple materials at once, it reduces manual effort, speeds up workflows, and enhances overall efficiency for both staff and patrons.

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Ergonomic, efficient book handling made simple.

The flexAMH autoBin ensures a smoother returns process by keeping materials at waist height—automatically. Built from high-quality aluminum, it reduces physical strain, improves efficiency in backroom operations, and supports a safer, more ergonomic work environment for library staff.

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| Customize your library sorting systems

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Replacement for your return chute that automatically reads the RFID tags, checks the item in, and prints hold/transit slips.

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flexAMH Bins

Easy to manoeuvre and maintain, ensuring smooth and efficient material collection for long-term reliability.

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flexAMH Tote Management

Automates tote handling to reduce manual effort and simplify inter-branch logistics.

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quickConnect AMH & System Integration

Mimicking our intuitive selfChecks the quickConnect AMH software allows the customization and simplicity for patrons to return items with ease.

Bibliotheca brings decades of expertise in library system integration, ensuring reliable synchronization for libraries worldwide. With thousands of successful installations, quickConnect provides accurate, real-time updates across checkouts, returns, and patron accounts.

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| Real library stories

See how libraries are achieving better efficiency with flexAMH:

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Frankfurt’s Central Library

"The decision to build the new system was initially due to the fact that the old system regularly reached its capacity limits. We had to react to the increasing use and find an adequate solution”.

Dr. med. Sabine Homilius, Director

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Forsyth County Public Library

"I don’t want a new piece of equipment just because it’s shiny and cool. It has to enhance either my staff’s or my patrons’ lives. It must make things easier, faster, better and more accurate. The new flex AMH does just that.”

Holly Barfield, Assistant Director of IT.

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Spanish Fork Public Library

"We’ve been pleased with the transition to RFID and AMH and the support from Bibliotheca, especially the AMH team. Their support is fantastic. We love that we don’t feel like just another number and truly appreciate the attention we get."

Scott Aylett, Library Director

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Optimize Your Library’s Workflow with our updated flexAMH solutions

Whether you already have a solution and want to learn more about the latest AMH updates or are exploring Bibliotheca's AMH solutions for the first time, we’re here to help! Fill out the form below, and let’s find the best solution for your library—we can’t wait to hear from you!