Library of Things
To check the availability of baby gear items, check our catalog.
Baby Monitor
Provides high definition and stable streaming, secure interference-free connection, and real-time digital vision and sound.
Includes:
- Camera
- Wireless monitor
- Two chargers
- User manual
- Clear Sterilite Box
Baby Stroller
Includes:
- Summer Infant 3D Mini Convenience Stroller
- Instruction manual
Maximum weight and height of child: 45 lbs., 43 in.
Booster Seat
Straps easily and securely to most dining and kitchen chairs. Dishwasher-safe feeding tray. Adjustable three-point harness.
Includes:
- Storage bag
- Booster seat
- Instruction manual
Car Seat
Includes:
- Gorilla Grip carry bag
- Safety 1st Grow and Go All-in-One car seat
- Instruction booklet
Hook-on Highchair
Five-point harness structure: Portable table clip on table chair to prevent standing up and slipping down, multi-needle sutured fabric to avoid cracking. The hook on the highchair can be used for tables 0.79" to 3.15" in thickness (20mm-80mm).
Includes:
- Storage bag
- Hook-on highchair
- Instruction manual
Pack 'N Play
Includes:
- Graco Pack 'N Play
- Storage bag
- Owner's manual
To check the availability of craft and DIY items, check our catalog.
Cricut EasyPress 2
Includes:
- Cricut EasyPress 2 heat press machine
- Safety base
- Safety instruction sheet
- Welcome book
- Carrying bag
- EasyPress mat
Cricut EasyPress Mini
Includes:
- Cricut EasyPress Mini
- Safety base
- Carry case
- Safety instruction booklet
Cricut Joy
Includes:
- Cricut Joy machine
- Blade and housing (installed in machine)
- Replacement blade
- Fine point pen
- Standard Grip mat, 4.5" x 6.5" green
- Power adapter
- Carrying case
Cricut Maker
Two machines are available.
Includes:
- Cricut Maker
- Carry case
- Rotary blade and drive housing
- Fine point blade and housing (in machine)
- 12" x 12" cutting mat
- USB cable
- Power adapter
- Welcome booklet
- Brayer
- Tool set (tweezers, weeder, spatula, portable trimmer, scraper, scissors, scoring stylus)
Laminator
Includes:
- Thermal Laminator TL90x
- User manual
Pouches are not included. Laminates items up to 9 inches wide and pouches up to 5mm thick (letter size).
Mug Heat Press
For 6-11oz mugs.
Includes:
- Mug heat press machine
- Power cord
- Product manual and operating instructions
- Carrying bag
Paper Shredder
Shreds up to eight pages of standard (20lb.) paper, DVDs, CDs, and credit cards
Includes:
- Basketless paper shredder (attach to any basket up to 15" in width)
- Instruction manual
Singer Sewing Machine
With 23 built-in stitches, 12 decorative stitches, and an automatic needle threader, this sewing machine sews all types of fabric.
Two machines are available.
Includes:
- Singer 4423 sewing machine
- Safety instructions
- Quick start guide
- Accessories and accessory list (all-purpose foot, zipper foot, buttonhole foot, button sewing foot, seam ripper/lint brush, quilting guide, needles, bobbins, screwdriver, auxillary spool pin, and spool pin).
- Carry bag
To check the availability of home improvement items, check our catalog.
Air Quality Monitor
Includes:
- Air quality monitor by VACLAB
- Charging cable
- Instruction manual
Laser Level
Includes:
- Cross-line laser level by Bosch
- Mounting device in pouch
- Instruction manual
Moisture Meter
Includes:
- Moisture meter by Klein
- Instruction manual
Outlet Tester
Includes:
- Outlet tester by Craftsman
- Instruction manual
Stud Finder
Includes:
- Stud finder by Craftsman
- Instruction manual
Thermal Imager
Includes:
- Thermal imager by Klein
- Micro-USB charging cable
- Instruction manual
Please clean all kitchen tools thoroughly according to the instruction manual before returning.
To check the availability of kitchen items, check our catalog.
Air Fryer
Includes:
- 2.6-quart air fryer
- Instruction manual/recipe guide
Bread Maker
Includes:
- Bread case with kneading blade
- Instruction manual
- Plastic carrying bag
Canning Kit
Includes:
- 21-quart canner
- Jar rack
- Colander
- Lid wrench
- Funnel
- Tongs
- Jar Lifter
- Magnetic lid lifter
Clean thoroughly with soap and water before returning.
Food Dehydrator
Includes:
- Nesco Snackmaster Pro food dehydrator
- Instruction manual
Ice Cream Maker
Includes:
- 2-quart automatic ice cream maker
- Instruction manual
Induction Cooktop
Includes:
- 1800W Max Burton #6450 induction cooktop, 9.1" x 9.1" x 9.1"
- 1.5-quart pot with lid
- 8 inch frying pan
- Analog meat thermometer
- SELCO carry bag
* High Value Item
The Shrewsbury Public Library has partnered with SELCO and the Center for EcoTechnology to offer our patrons the opportunity to borrow these induction cooktop kits.
Pasta Maker
Includes:
- Pasta maker
- Instruction booklet with recipes
Clean thoroughly with soap and water before returning.
To check the availability of music items, check our catalog.
CD Player
Includes:
- CD Player
- Power cord
- Instruction manual
Note: CD player can be used with 6 C batteries (not included) for portability.
Drum Kit
Includes:
- Drum pad
- Drum sticks
- 2 pedals
Compatible with most popular drumming apps, USB-C, and AUX
Guitar
Includes:
- Acoustic guitar
- Guitar Strap
- Clip-on tuner
- 3 guitar picks
- Carry bag
Karaoke System
Includes:
- ION Audio Block Rocker Speaker
- Microphone
- Instruction manual
Keyboard
Includes:
- 61 Key portable keyboard
- Carry case
Ukulele
Includes:
- Concert ukulele
- Quick Start guide
- Carrying case
To check the availability of recreation items, check our catalog.
Badminton/Pickleball Net
Includes:
- Boulder multi-sport net
- Carrying bag
Badminton Racket Set
Includes:
- 4 badminton rackets
- 4 nylon shuttlecocks
- Carrying bag
Bike Floor Pump
For Presta and Schrader valves
Includes:
- Bike floor pump with gauge and smart valve head
- Sport ball needle
- Inflatable device needle
- Instruction sheet
- Travel bag
Bike Repair Stand
For mountain bike and road bike maintenance
Includes:
- Stand
- Magnetic tool plate
- Instruction sheet
- Carrying bag
Binoculars
Includes:
- Glasspack binocular case with harness and tether straps
- Tethered objective lens covers
- Rainguard eyepiece cover
- Instruction booklet
- Carrying bag
Bird-watching Kit
Includes:
- 2x50 waterproof monocular with hand strap in carrying case
- Smithsonian bird-watching guide
- Phone lens adapter and cleaning cloth
- Birds of New England Falcon Guide 2020
- Instructional manual
- Canvas daypack
Bocce Ball Set
Includes:
- Game sheet
- Bocce balls
- Carrying bag
Cornhole Set (Aluminum)
Includes:
- 2 regulation-size aluminum frame cornhole boards
- 8 beanbags
- Laminated rule sheet
- Carrying bag
Cornhole Set (Portable)
Includes:
- 2 collapsible cornhole boards
- 8 beanbags
- Game rule/assembly sheet
- Carrying bag
Croquet Set
Includes:
- 6 color mallets
- 6 balls
- 9 wickets
- 2 end posts
- Game rules/assembly sheet
- Carrying bag
Garmin GPS
Includes:
- Montana 680T with 4 in dual orientation
- Preloaded with TOPO U.S. 100K maps
- Rechargeable battery
- Carrying case
Ladder Toss
Includes:
- 2 upright ladder shaped targets
- 3 blue bolas
- 3 red bolas
- Game rules/assembly sheet
- Carrying bag
Ring Toss
Includes:
- 5 red plastic rings
- 5 blue plastic rings
- 5 rope rings
- Collapsible base
- Instruction sheet
- Carrying case
Trail Camera
Includes:
- Digital Trail Camera
- Mounting Strap
- USB Cable
- Micro SD card in case
- SD card reader
- Instruction manual
Batteries are not included. This model uses 4 or 8 AA batteries, depending on intended duration of use.
To check the availability of relaxation items, check our catalog.
Breathing Owl
Includes:
- Rainlax Breathing Owl (breathing light, night light, and noise machine)
Large Light Therapy Lamp
Includes:
- Yellow folder with laminated assembly sheet, sheet on Chronotype, and sheet on How Does Light Therapy Work?
- Green booklet from the Center for Environmental Therapeutics
- LiteUP Light Therapy Lamp
- Backpack
Meditation Audio Player
Includes:
- Meditation audio player (9 guided meditation tracks)
- Micro USB charging cord
Small Light Therapy Lamp
Includes:
- HappyLight Luxe LED Light Therapy Lamp
- Detachable stand
- Carrying bag
Sound Machine
Includes:
- Sound machine
- Charging cord
- Carrying bag
Sunrise Wake Up Light
Includes:
- Sunrise Wake Up Light (alarm clock)
- Power cord
- Carrying bag
Theragun Massager
Includes:
- Theragun Prime
- 4 massage attachments (dampener, standard ball, thumb, micro-point)
- USB-C charging cable
- Travel pouch
Tibetan Singing Bowl
Includes:
- Brass Tibetan singing bowl
- Wooden mallet
To check the availability of technology items, check our catalog.
Looking for laptops or Wi-Fi hotspots? Visit our Computers, Wi-Fi, and Printing page.
Blu-Ray/DVD Player
Includes:
- Blu-ray/DVD player
- Instruction manual
- Remote Control with two AAA batteries
- AC Adapter
- 15ft. HDMI Cable
Digital Microscope
Includes:
- Digital Microscope
- 7 inch rotatable screen
- 32GB SD Card
- Power cord
- Carrying case
Electronic Magnifier
Includes:
- Electronic Magnifier
- Reading stand
- Charging cord
- Carrying case
Electronic Repair Kit
Includes:
- 4 pliers (combination, end cutting, diagonal snips, and needle-nose)
- 5 mini screwdrivers
- 20 precision bits
- 1 bit extension (110 mm)
- 1 precision bit driver
- 1 tweezers
Film & Slide Scanner
Includes:
- Film & Slide scanner
- 50mm slide holder
- Adapters for 135,110, and 126 films
- Cleaning brush
- USB cable
- HDMI cable
- SD card
Hands-free Magnifying Glass
Includes:
- Magnifier with LED light
- USB-C charging cable
- Gooseneck mount
Portable Speaker
Includes:
- Bluetooth speaker
- USB cable
- Carrying case
Nintendo Switch Lite
Includes:
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- Charger
- Carrying case
Games must be checked out separately; our selection of Nintendo Switch games are on the first floor and in the children's room.
Projector
Includes:
- Projector
- Power cord
- HDMI cord
- Carrying case
Projector Screen
Includes:
- 80" foldable projector screen
- Lightweight aluminum stand
- Carrying bag
Ring Light
Includes:
- 18" Ring Light
- 70" Telescoping light stand
- Adjustable smartphone mount
- Wireless remote for light color adjustment and activation
- Travel case
Super Ear Sound Amplifier
Includes:
- SuperEar sound amplifier
- AAA Battery
Celestron Telescope
Includes:
- Optical tube
- Mount and tripod
- 2 eyepieces (10mm & 25 mm)
- 1 Barlow lens
- Red dot finderscope in plastic bag
- Eyepiece accessory tray
- Phone dock
- Erect-image Diagonal, 3 screws, 1 triangular screwdriver & lens cloth
- Quick setup guide
- Carrying bag
FirstScope Telescope
Includes:
- Instructional manual
- Optical tube with Dobsonian mount
- Lens cap
- 4mm (75x) and 20mm (15x) eyepieces with top and bottom covers
- Lens cloth
- Carrying bag
Orion Starblast Telescope
Please visit the Circulation desk on the first floor to check out this telescope.
Includes:
- Telescope
- Finder
- Lens
- Eyepiece
- Pouch
- Headlamp (red and white light)
- Laminated User Guide
- Audubon Constellation Guide
- Pillows
- Dedication Plaque
- Transport tote
Touchscreen Monitor
Includes:
- Freestanding touch screen monitor
- Power, USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, and VGA cords
- Carrying Case
USB DVD Drive
Includes:
- Dell USB slim DVD drive
- USB cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Cyberlink Media Suite disc included to play and burn CDs and DVDs
Video to Digital Converter
Includes:
- ClearClick Video2Digital Converter
- 3-RCA to 3-RCA cable
- Power cable
- Instruction manual
- Carrying case
Please clean all yard and garden tools thoroughly before returning.
To check the availability of yard and garden items, check our catalog.
Branch Loppers
Includes:
- 32-inch branch loppers
Can be used to cut branches up to 2" in diameter. Blades are sharp. Clean tree sap from blades with rubbing alcohol. Allow blades to dry before closing.
Garden Hoe
Includes:
- 7-inch garden hoe
Can be used to cut or move dirt and weeds. This hoe's head is sharpened on three sides. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Please let the tool dry before returning.
Garden Trowel
Includes:
- Garden Trowel
Can be used to dig holes for planting, remove roots and stones, or break up soil. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Please let the tool dry before returning.
Grass Shears
Includes:
- Grass Shears
Can be used to trim grass or other soft stems. Blades are sharp. Carefully clean blades with soap and water. Use rubbing alcohol for stubborn sap residue. Let blades dry before closing.
Hand Tiller
Includes:
- Hand tiller
Can be used for digging, prying rocks, tilling soil, or cutting weeds in a vegetable or flower garden. The blade edge and pointed tines are sharp. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Hedge shears
Includes:
- Hedge shears
Can be used to cut through the stems of hedges. Not for cutting woody branches. Blades are sharp. Clean sap from the blades with rubbing alcohol. Let blades dry before closing.
Leaf blower
Includes:
- Battery-powered leaf blower
- Battery
- Charger
- Blower tube
- Speed tip
- Instructions
- Carrying bag
Manual Lawn Edger
Includes:
- Manual Step Edger
Can be used to make smooth cuts along the edges of a lawn, garden, or sidewalk. The edge of the blade is sharp. Clean dirt and grass away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Pick Mattock
Includes:
- Pick Mattock
Can be used to cut and move soil, lever slabs of stone, pry apart boards, or to break up hard earth. The head is heavy and sharp. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Planting Tool
Includes:
- Planting tool
Can be used to dig 2-1/8" holes for bulb and flower planting, weeding, soil sampling, or taking grass plugs. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Let the tool dry completely before returning.
Post Hole Digger
Includes:
- Post hole digger
Dig post holes up to 3.5' deep in soil that isn't too rocky or dry. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Pruning saw
Includes:
- 14" pruning saw
Can be used to cut thicker branches. Blade is extremely sharp. Clean tree sap from blades with rubbing alcohol.
Pruning Shears
Includes:
- Pruning shears
Can be used to trim flowers, twigs, or branches up to 1" in diameter. The blades are sharp. Clean tree sap from blades with rubbing alcohol. Allow the blades to dry completely before closing.
Sharpening ool
Includes:
- Sharpening tool
Can be used to sharpen any bladed cutting tool, including kitchen knives and garden tools. The blade is sharp. Always slide the blade away from you while sharpening. Wipe with a damp cloth to clean before returning.
Spading Fork
Includes:
- Spading tool
Can be used to loosen, lift, and turn over soil, to rake out stones and weeds, or lift potatoes and other roots out of the ground. The tines are sharp. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Weed and Root Remover
Includes:
- Weed and root remover
Can be used to remove deep tap roots without kneeling or bending over. The steel claws are sharp. Clean dirt away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Weeding Hoe
Includes:
- Diamond-headed weeding hoe
- Leather cover
Best for cutting weeds. This hoe's head is sharpened on all four sides. The corners are also very sharp. Clean dirt and grass away with soap and water. Let the tool dry before returning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional information is available in the complete Library of Things Lending Policy.
To borrow from the Library of Things, you must be 18 years old or older and have a library card in good standing.
Library of Things items can be checked out at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library. Patrons will be required to complete a waiver form every time they borrow new items. Items cannot be put on hold or renewed.
You can have up to six items from the Library of Things checked out at a time.
You can check out Library of Things items for seven days. Items cannot be renewed.
Library of Things items should be returned to the Circulation Desk on the first floor or the Reference Desk on the second floor during the library's open hours.