DRACUT — Grandkids coming for the weekend and looking for activities for them? Visit the Parker Memorial Library in Dracut and borrow a bocce set along with a children’s book to read to them. Bocce is ...

Two Katy ISD students are working to make tools such as electronics, camping gear and lawn equipment more accessible to their communities. Jordan High School seniors Kyle Nguyen and Rishan Hemrajani ...

Libraries have long served the role of providing communities with access to important written resources, but patrons are increasingly looking for more than just books. As community needs evolve, ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Davenport Public Library has launched a new lending program called the Library of Things, offering items beyond traditional books and media for patrons to check out. The ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Davenport Public Library is expanding what residents can borrow beyond books with its growing Library of Things. The Library of Things is a collection of items designed ...

Royal Oak — Need a certain type of baking pan, fishing pole, or record player? No need to buy it. Chances are, your local library may have it to check out. Libraries across Michigan are moving beyond ...

WORCESTER - Typically, a trip to the library is to rent a book or a video. What people may not know is they can also borrow a telescope, light therapy lamps, bike locks and more. The Worcester Public ...

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 ...

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 ...

Men and women looking to learn the craft of sewing this week congregated at Costa Mesa’s Donald Dungan Library, where a 90-minute lesson could be extended by weeks for students interested in checking ...

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 ...