Library of Things

Includes:

• Bottle Opener: Tool that clamps onto bottle caps, making it easier to open or close bottles.
• Key Turner: Tool with a large handle loop to help users lock and unlock doors easily.
• Pen Ball: Tool that provides a more comfortable grip for writing tools, like pens and pencils.
• Tube Opener: Tool that assists with opening smaller caps & lids.
• Signature Guide: Tool that helps users write neatly in a designated space for signing their names or writing initials.
• Bag Carrier: Tool that makes it easier to carry plastic grocery bags.

Replacement Cost: $8.50

Includes:

• 1 instruction sheet
  
• 9 color-coded dice

Replacement Cost: $21.35

The library offers bike locks for customers to use during their library visit!

You do not need a library card to borrow! They are available at all locations.

For the bike locks, you can set your own unique pin to lock.

Just sign them out, pickup, and return to the Customer Service Desk when you're leaving for the day.

Includes:

• 2 binoculars
• 2 books:
• Birds of Illinois field guide by Stan Tekiela 
• North American bird watching for beginners : field notes on 150 species to start your birding adventures by Sharon Stiteler 

Replacement Cost: $82

Includes:

• 1 Botley coding robot
• 1 programming remote
• 40 coding cards
• 4 robot arms
• 2 face plates
• 1 coding starter guide

Replacement Cost of Kit: $72.99

This cane is both a supportive walking aid and can expand into a seat to rest on.

Not available for checkout. For customers to use during their library visit.

Includes:

• 1 engine diagnostic scanner with attached OBD II cable
• 1 user's manual

Replacement Cost: $30.99

Includes:

• CD player in box (cord attached) and instructions provided.
  

Replacement Cost: $

Includes:

• One disc player

• 2 AA batteries

Please note, customers must supply headphones.

Replacement Cost: $33.39

In-Library Use Chromebooks are available to check out for the day and to be used in the library only. In-Library Use Chromebooks are available at the Courtesy Services desk on a first-come, first-served basis.

One-Week checkout Chromebooks are available for borrowing outside the library for one week. 

Customers are allowed to borrow one Chromebook at a time with no renewals.

A Chromebook may be checked out by any customer with a registered library card.

Customers may not install software on Chromebooks or alter/delete any settings or configurations.

Customers are responsible for damage to or loss of Chromebooks and accessories because of accident, theft, misuse, or neglect.

Customers are expected to report loss of or damage to the Chromebook or accessories to Courtesy Desk staff.

Customers should familiarize themselves with the Internet and Computer Use policy and all other applicable library policies.

Replacement Cost: $200 - $300

Includes:

• 6 plastic balls
• 67 contraption components (10 track pieces, 4 joiners, 6 stoppers, 4 ball holders, 10 bases, 10 risers, 2 tall pendulums, 3 short pendulums, 3 seesaws, 2 switches, 4 hammers)
• 10 challenge cards
• 1 instruction booklet

Replacement Cost of Kit: $70.00

Includes:

• Electronic Drum Pad
• 2 Pedals
• 1 usb power cord
• 1 audio adapter cord
• 1 instruction book

Replacement Cost: $65

Includes:

• 1 fishing net

Replacement Cost: $20

3 Available sizes: Toddler (Ages 3 - 5 ), Children (Ages 5 - 12), and for Adults. Please note, a fishing license is required. For more information on obtaining your fishing license click here.

Replacement Cost: $

This foldable walker is a lightweight mobility aid for customers needing some assistance with stability while moving around the library.

Not available for checkout. For customers to use during their library visit.

This lightweight folding wheelchair supports customers with limited mobility move around the library. It has swing-away leg rests and arm rests.

Not available for checkout. For customers to use during their library visit.

Includes:

• 2 books
• The Everything Ghost Hunting Book by Melissa Martin Ellis
• Haunted Aurora by Diane A. Ladley)
• 1 EVP voice recorder
• 1 EMF detector
• 1 handheld radio
• 3 light-up balls
• 1 UV blacklight flashlight

Replacement Cost: $98

Includes:

• 1 TI-84 graphing calculator with detatchable plastic cover
• 4 AAA batteries
• 1 USB cable
• 1 user manual

Replacement Cost: $106.39

Includes:

• 30 inch acoustic guitar
• Gig bag
• Guitar strap
• Extra guitar strings
• 3 guitar picks
• Cap

Replacement Cost: $44.99

Includes:

• 1 magnifying glass
• 1 USB-C charging cable
• 1 cleaning cloth
• 1 user manual

Replacement Cost: $17.99

Includes:

• 1 sound-amplifying device
• On-hear headphones
• Microphone extension line
• USB-C charging cord 
  
• User manual

Replacement Cost: $99.00

Includes:

• Projector
• Power cable
• Tripod
• HDMI cable
• AV cable
• Remote
• Phone-to-HDMI cable
• User manual

Replacement Cost: $106.39

Hotspots are also available at the library for 24/7 internet access from anywhere!

A hotspot may be checked out by a customer (11 years old or older) with a valid APLD card.

Hotspots can be checked out for 1 week.

Hotspots are not eligible for renewal.

All components (hotspot, cord, charger, and two piece case) must be present upon return for the library to consider the item checked in.

Please return Hotspots to a staff member at the Customer Service desk.

Replacement Cost: $

Includes:

• 522 K’NEX pieces 
• Guidebook 
• Book: Engineering Made Simple: A Complete Guide in Ten Easy Lessons by Jonathan Berliner and Michael McRae 
• Plastic case, in a zippered carrying bag 

Replacement Cost of Kit: $67.00

Includes:

• Lightbulbs, bulb holders
• “D” Batteries & battery holders
• Alligator clips
• Buzzers
• Plastic combs
• Sandpaper squares
• Wooden stand
• Experiment cards
• Instruction sheets
• Plastic carrying case
• Book: DK FindOut! Energy by Emily Dodd

Replacement Cost of Kit: $98.00

Includes:

• Ramp
• Tumblers
• Spring scales
• Launchers 
• Pulleys & pulley string
• Jars
• Marbles 
• Pom-poms
• Felt pieces 
• Wooden stand 
• Measuring tapes  
• Experiment cards 
• Teacher guide pages 
• Plastic carrying case 
• Book: A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Emily Sohn 

Replacement Cost of Kit: $92.00

Includes:

• 350 fraction, decimal, and percent pieces 
• Instruction sheet 
• Plastic carrying case 

Replacement Cost of Kit: $46.00

Includes:

• 2 books (From Seed to Plant & Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds)
• Growing a Garden matching game
• Gathering a Garden board game

Replacement Cost of Kit: $62.00

Includes:

• 2 libros (De semilla a planta y El libro de las flores) 
• 1 juego de memoria
• 1 juego de mesa

Replacement Cost of Kit: $63.00

Includes:

• 8 toddler books
• 1 music CD
• 1 parent's book
• 10 flash cards
• 26-piece Alphabet Alligators set

Replacement Cost of Kit: $75.00

Includes:

• 3 books
• 8 giant activity dice
• 1 power pen
• 55 telling time cards
• 1 information sheet

Replacement Cost of Kit: $100.00

Includes:

• 3 books
• 8 instrument rhythm set
• 2 audio CDs
• 1 information sheet

Replacement Cost of Kit: $100.00

Includes:

• 4 books
• 1 Itsy-bitsy spider story telling kit (4 pieces) and lyric sheet
• 1 Five little ducks story telling kit (7 pieces) and lyric sheet
• 2 lapboards
• 4 egg shakers
• 1 music CD
• 1 information sheet

Replacement Cost of Kit: $100.00

Includes:

• 1 sharpener
• 2 safety gloves
• 1 instruction sheet

Replacement Cost: $32.99

• 1 LED Keeper Pro device
• 3 1.5 volt alkaline button cell batteries
• 1 guide

Replacement Cost: $24.99

This electric mobility scooter assists customers with limited mobility to move around the library. Not available for checkout. For customers to use during their library visit.

Includes:

• 2 cutting mats
• 1 paper trimmer
• 1 electronic cutting tool
• 1 power cable
• 1 USB cable
• 1 bluetooth adapter
• 12 scissors, 1 punch tool
• 1 corner punch
• 1 craft knife
• 3 rulers
• 2 bone folders
• 2 crafting tools 

Replacement Cost: $230

Includes:

• 1 Smartphone sanitizing device
• 1 power cable
• 1 instruction booklet

Replacement Cost: $63.25

Includes:

• 1 portable keyboard: 54 key multi-function
• 1 padded gig bag
• 1 music rest
• 1 AC/DC power adapter
• 1 user manual 

Replacement Cost: $113.73

Includes:

• 1 portable keyboard
• 1 padded gig bag
• 1 music rest
• 1 AC/DC power adapter
• 1 user's manua

Replacement Cost: $97.95

Includes:

• 12 V tire inflator
• 2 air nozzle cones
• 1 needle valve adapter
• 1 Presta to Schrader adapter
• 1 extension hose coupling
• 1 replacement fuse
• 1 user manual

Replacement Cost: $35.30

Includes:

• Singer Sewing Machine - Model 4452 
• 6 presser feet (all-purpose foot, zipper foot
• Button sewing foot
• One-step buttonhole foot
• Even feed/walking foot, non-stick foot)
• Clearance plate
• Pack of 5 needles
• Auxiliary spool pin
• 4 SINGER® Class 15 Bobbins (transparent)
• Seam ripper/lint brush
• Heavy duty needles,
• Screwdriver
• Edge/quilting guide
• 2 spool caps (1 large, 1 small)
• Felt washer
• Foot pedal power cord
• Fiskars essentials (8 in. scissors, thread snips, 3 x 18 in. sewing ruler, seam ripper, measuring tape, sewing gauge)
• Singer-brand canvas carrying case 

Replacement Cost: $310.68

Includes:

• 10' tape measure
• 6" slip joint pliers
• Utility snap-off knife
• Bit driver,
• 2" bit connector
• Hex keys (1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4")
• Claw hammer
• Scissors
• 4 precision screwdrivers
• 20 assorted screwdriver bits

Replacement Cost: $22.99

Includes:

• 1 left-hand ukulele,
• 1 canvas gig bag
• cord summary
• 1 clip-on Ranch tuner
• 1 fabric ukulele strap
• 1 set of Aquila strings
• 2 guitar picks

Replacement Cost: $65

Includes:

• 1 ukulele, 1 gig bag
• Cord summary
• 1 clip-on Donner DT-2 tuner
• 1 fabric ukulele strap
• 1 set of carbon nylon strings
• 4 guitar picks

Replacement Cost: $70

Includes:

• Sony Voice Recorder ICD-SX1000 
• 1 quick start guide
• Stereo headphones
• 1 USB cable
• 1 carrying case
• 1 windscreen

Replacement Cost: $249.99