Provides free loans of books, DVDs and other multimedia. Most public library locations also offer:
- Child and youth programs
- Technology training programs
- Public access computers
- Reference desk services
- Interlibrary loans
- Assistive technology
- Access to online resources such as music, language courses, SaltWire's online news content and more
Non-traditional items are also available to borrow. Includes:
- Audio Player (Yoto's screen less portable audio player)
- Artwork
- Binge Boxes (collections of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box")
- Board games
- Cake pans
- CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitors
- C-Pens (a portable scanning pen that reads printed text out loud)
- Disc Golf sets
- Dodow sleep aids (metronome-style sleeping aid that helps users fall asleep naturally through one's breath and relaxation)
- Energy meters (calculate energy consumption and cost of home appliances)
- Fitness passes (select locations)
- Hiking backpacks (for adults)
- Ice skates
- Learn French Kits
- Light therapy lamps
- Mental health kits
- Musical instruments (150+ instruments to borrow for up to three weeks)
- Nature backpacks (kit that contains a variety of books and tools for kids and families to learn about nature)
- Noise cancelling headphones
- PLAY kits (kits include toys such as bean bags, foam discs, sensory balls, etc that encourage play for toddlers)
- Radon detectors
- Sensory kits
- Snowshoes
- Snowshoe/walking poles
- STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) kits
- Telescopes
- Thermal cameras
- Tools (bike repair kits, shovels, gardening tools and hoses, cultivators, stud finders, etc)
- White noise machines
- Heart Health kit(a blood pressure monitor, fingertip pulse oximeter, healthy cooking and exercise books)
- Cognitive Wellness kits(games, puzzles, and resources)
- Portable internet access devices (Wi-Fi hotspots)
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