Welcome to the Library of Things
From learning to play an instrument to borrowing a unique piece of equipment, the Library of Things gives Library members the opportunity to try new activities without a financial investment.
The items listed below can be requested from our online catalogue and sent to your Library branch of choice for pickup (excluding Library Express Depots). These items can be returned to any Library branch during open hours only.
Library of Things FAQs
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No, unfortunately the museum passes only cover general admission. Parking and fees for special events and exhibits are not covered with the passes. Each pass has their own conditions for use so please check our catalogue, opens a new window for details for each individual pass.
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A therapy lamp is a special lamp designed to mimic natural daylight. People use it for light therapy, a treatment that helps regulate the body’s internal clock and improve mood, sleep, and energy levels.
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A Library of Things is a library collection that goes beyond books and media to include physical items people can borrow and use—often things that are useful but expensive, bulky, or rarely needed.Our Library of Things collection includes such items as musical instruments, Wi-Fi hotspots, iPads, eReaders, museum passes, board games as well as other household item and activity and educational kits.For a complete list of items visit our Library of Things, opens a new window page.
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Not usually as our passes are quite popular so their is usually a long holds queue (waitlist) for passes. Please keep in mind that you have five (5) open days to pick up your museum pass from the library and the loan period for museum passes is one week.
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The loan period for therapy lamps is three (3) weeks.