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Borrow the Headset, Skip the Buy-In: How American Libraries Became VR's Front Door

Borrow the Headset, Skip the Buy-In: How American Libraries Became VR's Front Door

Library systems across the US are now lending headsets, running staffed VR labs, and handing first-timers a low-stakes way into immersive tech while ownership costs keep climbing in 2026. Here's how the programs actually work, what librarians have learned about onboarding and hygiene, and why the checkout desk may be VR's most important American on-ramp.