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Library staff detail 'Library of Things' offerings: park passes, backpacks, STEAM kits and MakerLab
Summary
Staff described the Library of Things collection, reporting 173 California State Parks passes (3,151 total checkouts since program start), day packs and adventure backpacks, 22 STEAM kits (414 checkouts in 12 months), a seed library with 5,000 packets distributed, and a MakerLab at Dove Library funded by Friends of the Library.
Library staff told the Carlsbad Library Board of Trustees on May 22 about the library's nontraditional circulating collection, known as the Library of Things, and provided usage statistics and locations for patrons.
"A library of things is the shorthand we use to describe lending and providing tangible items that are beyond our typical books, movies, and magazines," said Laura Mendez, principal librarian for partnerships and community outreach. She and senior librarian Jackie Petrie described items available at all three Carlsbad libraries and how patrons can place holds through the online catalog.
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