DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RhodeIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RhodeIsland</span></a> - Help yourself to the ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a>’ - Books are just the beginning of what you can borrow at your local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a></p><p>By Michelle Mercure, December 20, 2024</p><p>"Sara Griffin, youth librarian at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RogersFreeLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RogersFreeLibrary</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BristolRhodeIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BristolRhodeIsland</span></a>, said the library is building its own 'library of things,' including items like ghost-hunting kits, metal detectors, electric drills, and leaf blowers. She hopes the collection will continue to grow over time."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"While many libraries are introducing self-checkout options, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestWarwickRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestWarwickRI</span></a> is meeting current needs of the community by integrating a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPantry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPantry</span></a>, Barrington is working on a strategic plan for future changes, and Rogers Free Library has ambitions to add a sensory garden. Each library emphasized that community input plays a key role in determining new offerings and shaping their evolving spaces."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.eastbayri.com/stories/help-yourself-to-the-library-of-things,127728" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eastbayri.com/stories/help-you</span><span class="invisible">rself-to-the-library-of-things,127728</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/4E8xG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/4E8xG</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RhodeIslandLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RhodeIslandLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityBuilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunitySpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunitySpaces</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>