The library system purchased two 5-pound drones with part of a $75,000 grant it received for a digital renovation project. The drones cost $1,500 apiece, and the rest of the money is going toward additional computers and other resources, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Come this fall, students who take a training class and pass a test will be able to check out the flying, whirling things as long as they have a specific research plan.