Council highlights Southern Library of Madison County lending program and "library of things"

During council comments at the July 1 meeting, a council member reviewed recently received information from the Southern Library of Madison County and urged residents to use its services. The council member said the library system has two branches near the main branch (including a location near Austin Street and the Carmel branch) and promoted a "library of things" offering activity kits for children, camping equipment, sewing machines, ladders, tools, video-game equipment and musical instruments. "There are activity kits that you can check out from the library of things," the speaker said, adding the services can keep children busy during the summer. Another council member agreed with the remarks and thanked residents for attending the meeting. The exchange occurred during the council-comments portion of the agenda; no formal action, funding request, or vote on library support was made at the meeting. The transcript repeated some phrasing inconsistently ("Southern Library Library of Madison County County"); this article uses the corrected name "Southern Library of Madison County."