1. A method for monitoring items, the method comprising: accessing a list containing a plurality of wireless tag identifiers; sending, for each of the wireless tag identifiers in the list, a query via the antenna to the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification; verifying that an item corresponding to the wireless tag is present in an area for each of the plurality of wireless tag identifiers when a response is received via the antenna from the wireless tag corresponding to the wireless tag identification; associating each of the items with a a personal identifier associated with an individual and an event; verifying that each of the plurality of individuals are present in the area; determining one or more additional items to be checked out to each of the individuals as a function of the individual; changing a status indicator associated with the items to show that the items have been checked out to the individual; and storing data identifying the individual and the event the item is used.