Here are four unique programs libraries have to offer, from tool loans to seeds.
These days, Bay Area libraries check out much more than books. Bay Area libraries draw book lovers, of course, who frequent those literary spaces to read and borrow novels, nonfiction volumes and picture books. But those halls hold so much more. They are bestowers of free lending programs, supplied with everything from Wi-Fi hotspots to vegetable seeds, hammers and hiking backpacks for library-card holding locals to use.
Supervising librarian Jill Tokutomi at the Tool Lending Library at the Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Berkeley Public Library in Berkeley. “After 45 years, it still blows people’s minds when they find out they can check out tools — both home repair and culinary tools — with their library card,” Tokutomi said.
Various seeds are available at the Seed Library in the San Jose Public Library Almaden Branch in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Elizabeth Leong, of Fremont, checks out a hotpot for a party at Milpitas Library in Milpitas, Calif., on Friday, March 1, 2024. Milpitas library recently launched a new Library of Things program, where people can check out home gadgets to try and return. , which launched its Library of Things in November, card holders can borrow medical devices, karaoke gear, specialty cake pans, telescopes and sewing machines, among other things.
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