The Milpitas Library recently launched a pilot program called “The Library of Things.” The program allows patrons to use their library card to borrow a variety of items including kitchen equipment, ...

PROVIDENCE — You want to start a home improvement project, but the tools are out of your budget. You’d like to try quilting or design your own clothes, but you don’t have a sewing machine — and don’t ...

Among the things you can check out at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library is a machine that lets users digitize 8mm movies so they can be preserved, viewed and shared electronically. The MovieMaker Pro ...

Leamington Spa's Library of Things opened in January 2026 Leamington Spa's 'Library Of Things' opened earlier this year to let people borrow everyday items that might be too expensive or too bulky to ...

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 ...

The pressure to overconsume stuff is driving destructive resource extraction, pollution, and waste — all of which contribute to the climate and extinction crises. By challenging the consumerist ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In addition to books, people can now visit the Nashville Public Library and borrow household items. It’s all free of charge! Many come to the library for books, research, ...