The Christian Science Monitor Daily for August 3, 2022
Placentia, Calif.; and Totowa, N.J. The first clue to this library's offbeat lending habits sits inside a tall glass display case near the entrance...
Placentia, Calif.; and Totowa, N.J. The first clue to this library's offbeat lending habits sits inside a tall glass display case near the entrance. Sprinkled amid storybooks, atlases, and a globe are a remote-controlled drone, an electric balloon pump, a DJ mixing board, and a Nintendo game console.And those aren't the strangest items available to borrow. A few steps away – past a Lego dinosaur and a pair of hulking automated checkout towers – an open binder lists more than 100 nonbook offerings, from bounce houses and hedge trimmers to a ukulele, a popcorn maker, and a $585 cheese warmer.