Chances are, you have probably seen or been to a public restroom that has some sort of barrier to get in. A key from a gas station clerk, a buzzer from behind the counter of a fast food restaurant, ...

I hadn’t seen a coin-operated toilet in more than 50 years, until I recently visited the library in downtown Wichita. They’re Baaack. In an effort to fight vandalism and misconduct, two of the three ...

Coin locks like this essentially vanished from American restrooms in the 1970s, but are making a comeback at the Wichita downtown library, where you need to get a free token from a service desk to ...