Along with physical locations, the California Library Network, CALIB for short, operates a network of terminals and lockers, each station named after classic literature authors. Citizens can insert their Library Card or ID to use the terminal. From there, they can authorize pickup or dropoff of borrowed items via the lockers or they can insert a disc to download files from the digital archives.

Instant film point and shoot cameras are a fairly common sight in the Retrofuture. They're largely seen as more trustworthy than digital images since they cannot be manipulated as easily, an impression that some cameras lean into by stamping the date onto the frame automatically. While the traditional square image on permanent white border is most common, there are many alternatives that feature borders of all colors and designs as well as some with removable borders. The image area also comes in many different aspect ratios or shapes, and many styles of film come with a sticky backing, making the images into stickers.