We have more than just books at the Library! Our inventory includes more than 150 unique lendable items, over 350 board games, and passes to local attractions.
Museum Passes
Visit local museums and attractions and enjoy the best of what our surrounding communities have to offer. Available passes include Akron Art Museum, Akron Children's Museum, Akron Zoo, Hale Farm & Village, McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. All passes are Family Passes valid for admission for at least 2 adults and 3 children. Call or visit the Adult Reference Desk with questions or to reserve your pass. Due to high demand, Museum Passes that are not picked up on the day they are reserved for may be given to the next patron.
Tech Lending
Watch your favorite movies and shows with streaming services paid for by the Library, borrow a hotspot for WiFi on the go, or skip the holds list on bestselling books with a pre-loaded Kindle. Call or visit the Adult Reference Desk for more information and reservations.
Things
With over 150 different lendable "Things" there is something for everyone!
Try your hand at playing music with a ukulele or MIDI keyboard, get crafty with sewing machines and papercraft kits, or level up your cooking with specialty kitchen tools. Planning a get-together or an outdoor adventure? We’ve got lawn games, pickleball paddles, birding kits, and even a metal detector.
Need tools for home repair or gardening? Borrow instead of buy with our toolkits. Dive into media creation with electronics like cameras, microphones, and drawing tablets—or bring back nostalgia with CD players, and media conversion devices.
Full list of our lendable Library of Things
Policies
Adult patrons with a CLEVNET Library card in good standing and an Equipment Loan Application on file can check out up to three "Things" at one time. These items cannot be checked out to a teacher card. For Library of Things Select Items (blue), checkout is restricted to patrons living in our service area and the surrounding communities.
Library of Things (L.O.T.) items are subject to overdue fines, which vary based on the type of "Thing" borrowed. Additionally, items returned to other libraries, in the bookdrop, broken, with missing pieces, or dirty will receive additional fines. Visit or call the Adult Reference Desk at 330-425-4268 x2 for additional details.