Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At a Glance — Patrons may borrow most items for two weeks, allowing families to try expensive equipment before deciding whether to ...

Generously funded by the Friends of the Maplewood Library, the LOT is designed to support sustainability, cost savings and ...

One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on. Credit... Supported by By Cara Buckley Photographs by Ryan David Brown Reporting from ...

FVRLibraries is launching a collection of everyday items for people to check out starting Monday. The Library of Things goes beyond books and typical library resources. The items fall under many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richland Library’s “Library of Things” includes over 600 items and is now expanding to all 13 library branches. Have you ever ...

Most people correlate libraries with one thing: books. But Elting Memorial Library Director Gillian Murphy says libraries are evolving to become lenders of much more. She points to the New Paltz ...

SOUTHWICK — Need a torque wrench? How about pressure washer, ukulele, lawn game, or equipment for hunting ghosts? If so, you can get those items, and much more, with nothing more than a library card ...

The program allows library cardholders to check out a wide range of items they may only need once, want to try before purchasing, or prefer not to buy at all.

For the past five years, Robert and Patty Aliperti of Sayville have borrowed ad infinitum from their local library — a metal detector, a Spero ball robot, a check engine scanner, a telescope, a ...