Library of Things | Wilmette Public Library

The library will be closed on Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27, at 9am.

Welcome to Wilmette Public Library’s collection of technology, tools, and toys! The Library of Things offers nontraditional library materials for check-out to Wilmette library cardholders. Library of Things items may be picked up at the circulation desk.

Metal Detector

Slim black metal detector.

Hunt for coins, relics, jewelry, gold, and silver just about anywhere.

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Microphone, USB

Gray microphone on a stand.

Yeti Nano, premium USB microphone.

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Microphone, USB, Accessories Kit

A Knox Gear boom arm, a shock mount, and a pop filter for a USB microphone.

Accessories for a USB microphone.

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Microscope

A 3/4 view of an Omano Juniorscope microscope. It has a white body, black stage and eyepiece, and bright blue focus knobs.

This lightweight, battery-powered Microscope with adjustable LED lighting enables kids to embark on scientific adventures in any setting.

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Mini Projector

Mini Projector projecting from a cell phone

Projects from your smartphone, laptop, etc.

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MiP Arcade Robot

A futuristic white robot with neon aqua eyes and chest light. Accompanying accessories are displayed around it: a plate, and a little ball hoop and orange balls.

Self-balancing interactive robot.

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Mobile Hotspot

Wifi hotspot

Internet connection on the go.

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MP3 Boombox

Rectangular black boombox with buttons on the top, two circular stereos on the side and a cassette tape deck in the center.

Listen to the radio, a cassette, or MP3s.

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Nintendo 2DS

Blue Nintendo 2DS

Handheld game console; plays Nintendo 3DS games.

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Nintendo Switch Lite

Nintendo Switch Lite

Play Nintendo games.

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Nook GlowLight

Nook

eReader preloaded with close to 100 popular titles.

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Oximeter

Blue pulse oximeter with a red digital readout screen.

Determine your blood oxygen saturation levels, pulse rate, and pulse strength.

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Ozobot Bit

Ozobot

A very small robot designed to follow user-created paths, fosters creativity and problem-solving.

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Page Turner

A black page turner remote, which is oblong and has two circular buttons towards the top, with a black wrist strap curving to the right.

Digital remote for turning pages on multiple devices including Kindle, iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets.

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Pickleball Set

Pickleball Set with 4 paddles, balls, a net, and 2 equipment bags.

Play pickleball with this set of four balls, four paddles, and net.

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Playstation 5

A white Playstation 5 slim console stands upright with a light blue DualSense controller in front of it.

Play video games on the PS5 console.

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Ring Light

Ring light mounted on a tripod with a cell phone stand centered in the middle of it.

Ring light, phone mount, and tripod perfect for online classes, video recording, and more.

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Roku Express (Disney+)

Stream Disney+ via Roku.

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