This exploration of the range of options for a "library of things"
collection demonstrates what has been implemented successfully and
offers practical insights regarding these nontraditional projects,
from the development of concepts to the everyday realities of
maintaining these collections. What services libraries provide and
how they function in their communities is constantly being
reconsidered and redefined. One example of this is the trend of
experimenting with building circulating collections of nonliterary
"things"-such as tools, seeds, cooking equipment, bicycles,
household machinery, and educational materials-by drawing on
traditional library functions and strengths of acquisition,
organization, and circulation. Audio Recorders to Zucchini Seeds:
Building a Library of Things enables you to consider the
feasibility of creating a specific type of "thing" collection in
your library and get practical advice about the processes necessary
to successfully launch and maintain it, from planning and funding
to circulation, promotion, and upkeep. This contributed volume
provides a survey of "library of things" projects within the United
States, from both public and academic libraries, offering
real-world lessons learned from these early experiments with
nontraditional collections. The authors offer practical insights
from their projects, from the development of their initial ideas to
the everyday realities of maintaining and circulating these
collections, including cataloging, space needs, safety concerns,
staff training, circulation, marketing, and assessment. The
contributed chapters are organized thematically, covering "things"
collections that encompass a wide variety of objects first,
followed by collections with a community-building focus (seeds,
recreation, tools) and those that serve an educational purpose,
such as curriculum centers, children's toys, or collections that
support a university curriculum. The last section addresses
collections that support media production. Documents the plan and
launch phases of nontraditional collections that will help readers
who are entertaining the idea of starting their own "things"
project Explains how these collections support the mission of a
library: supporting teaching, serving a unique population (such as
small liberal arts colleges), and providing for a community need
Spotlights some of the most frequently cited nontraditional
collections, including the Tool Lending Library at Berkeley Public,
the Library of Things at Sacramento Public, and the unique holdings
of Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS)
Presents contributions from both public and academic librarians,
representing libraries ranging from the small to the very large
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