Library of Things

Alpena County Library offers a variety of items in our Library of Things collection including the Alpena Seed Library, outdoor movie kit, STEM activities, telescopes, hotspots, kindles, sewing machines, and pasta maker! Browse our Library of Things shelf or call the front desk to learn more. 

The image features a kitchen setup with a scale, flour bag, rolling pin, wooden spoons, and eggs, perfect for baking.

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Blue Clues Dog Cake Pan
Winnie the Pooh Cake Pan
Pasta Making Kit
Quilt Expression 4.0 Sewing Machine

A collection of musical instruments held high, including guitars, a keyboard, and a cymbal, set against a clear sky.

Musical Instruments

Ukulele (two available)

 

 

 

A colorful wooden abacus next to a sketchbook with drawings, on a table by a window.

 

Recreation

Astro Dash
Outdoor Movie Kit

 

The image features a smartphone with Google Play Music, a keyboard, and headphones, all on a wooden surface.

Technology

Kindle Fire Tablet (45 available)
Mobile Hotspot (8 available)

 

 

 

A silhouette of a person using a telescope under a starry sky, with planets like Saturn and Jupiter visible in the background.

 

Science Equipment

Digital Microscope
Telescope
NASA Backpack

 

Stem Kits

An open book with scientific symbols and chemical formulas rising above it, representing knowledge and chemistry.

Area, Volume and Perimeter Kit
Algebra Skills Kit
Code & Go Robot Mouse
Code-A-Pillar Twist
Code Hopper
EvaluWeight Kit
Magnetic Science Kit
Periodic Table of Elements Kit
Power & Pumped Up Kit
Robotikits
Solar Car Kit
Solar Energy Exploration Kit
Space Exploration Kit
Telling Time Kit