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Things to Borrow from your Local Library, Other than Books

By Allison Tursi, Holbrook Macaroni Kid Publisher Mom June 23, 2022

It's summer and I thought I'd take the opportunity to highlight some of the more unique items libraries available to check out ... other than books! The library, of course, also has plenty more to discover, from books to DVDs to amazing classes, museum passes, and discount tickets. You can always find library events on our Macaroni KID Holbrook calendar! Be sure to stop by your local library and explore! What interesting thing can you find to take home?


Each library has so much to offer! This summer here are a few awesome things you can reserve for your family:


Sachem Library: Library of Things

  • Museum Passes
  • Discount Tickets
  • Outdoor Games: Bocce Ball Set, Collect Four, Badminton, Cornhole, Croquet, Jenga, KanJam, Ladder Toss, Lawn Bowling Lawn Darts, Yard Dice, Yard Pong, Checkers, Volleyball, Kids Parachute
  • Instruments: Mini Keyboard, Kalimba, Steel Tongue Drum, Ukulele, 
  • Gaming Systems: Atari, Nintendo- 3DS, Classic, Wii, WiiU, Play Station, Controllers, Sega Genesis
  • Birthday Yard Sign
  • Tools: Level, Power Drill, Air Inflator, Stud Finder
  • C-Pen Reader Pen- A useful tool for anyone learning to read
  • Crafts: Cricut, Crochet, Knitting Machine, Weaving Loom
  • Photography: Lights, Scanners, Viewer, Shooting Tent, Green Screen
  • Electronics: Bubble Machine, Go Pro, Hotspot, Karaoke, Kindle, Chromebook, Projector Kit, Robots, Outdoor Movie Kit, Sewing Machine, Blu-ray/DVD Player, Converters, Coin Sorter, Scanners, Coding Kits, Roku,
  • AND MORE!

Connetquot Library: Library of Things

  • Museum Passes
  • Discount Tickets
  • Electronics: Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney +, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Hotspot, iPad, Karaoke Machine, Projector, Converter, Vinyl Turntable, Scanner
  • Outdoor Games: Cornhole, Checkers, Chess, Connect 4, Jenga, KanJam, Ladder Golf
  • Crafts: Cricut, EasyPress
  • Photography: Scanner
  • Exploration Kits
  • Telescope
  • AND MORE!

Longwood Library: Equipment & Gadgets

  • Museum Passes
  • Children's Kits
  • Telescope
  • Instruments: Steel Pan Drum, Singing Bowl, Glockenspiel, Otamatone, Roll Up Piano, Artiphon, Orba, Guitar Amplifier, Tabletop Drum Kit, Ukulele
  • Outdoor Games: Yardzee & Farkle, Bucketball, Table Tennis, Shuffleboard, Giant Pick-Up Sticks, Lawn Bowling, Dominoes, Rollers, Horseshoes, Badminton, Cornhole, Ladder Toss, Speedminton, Kids Parachute, Chess, Kubb, Checkers, Bocce, Croquet, Jenga
  • Crafts: Cricut Mug Press, Easy Press, Cricuts, Weaving Loom, Knitting Loom, 
  • Gaming Systems: Playstation, Atari, Colecovision, Sega Genesis
  • Electronics: Robots, DJ Controller, LCD Microscope, Projector, Star Projector, ROKU, Scanner, Generator, Jump Starter, Garmin, Digital Camera Binoculars, Coi Sorter, Drone,Air Compressor, Code Reader, Sewing Machine, Hotspot
  • Telescope Kit
  • AND MORE!

Middle Country Library: Library of Things

  • Museum Passes
  • Educational Items
  • Instruments: Ukulele, Atriphon
  • Electronics: Code Scanner, Garmin, GoPro, Projector, Hotspot, Scanners, Turntable, Converters, Karaoke
  • Cake Pans: Elmo, Cars, Mickey, Unicorn, Dinosaur, Spiderman, and more
  • Outdoor Games: Badminton, Bean Bags Games, Bocce, Cornhole, Croquet, Connect Four, Checkers, Chess, Dice, Dominoes, Tic Tac Toe, Darts, Pick-Up Sticks, KanJam, Lawn Bowling, Ring Toss, Tower Ball, and more
  • Crafting: Easy Press, Cricut, Mug Press, Knitting Loom, Jewelry Tool Set, Weaving Loom, Sewing Machine, Woodburning Kit, Quilling Kit, Stamping Kit
  • Photography: Green Screen, Lights, Lightbox, 
  • Telescope
  • Dog Trainer Agility Kit
  • AND MORE!

Patchogue-Medford Library: Special Collections

  • Museum Passes
  • Discount Tickets
  • Crafting: Knitters Loom, Cricut, Sewing Machine
  • Outdoor Games: Darts, Badminton, Bocce, Cornhole, Croquet, Flickin' Chicken, Checkers, Connect Four, Dominoes, Kick Ball, Ring Toss, Jenga, Dice, Yard Pong,  Horseshoes, KanJam, Kubb, Ladder Golf, Bowling, Kids Parachute, Pickleball, Rallyball, Slammo, Ring Toss, Skittle Scatter, Jenga, Yardzee
  • Fishing Pole
  • Birthday Inflatable, Inflatable Screen, Green Screen
  • Electronics: Go Pro, GPS, Hotspot, Projector, Robots, Reader Pen
  • Instruments: Guitar, Kalimba, Steel Drum, Bongos, Ukulele
  • AND MORE!



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