Answered By: Reference Staff
Last Updated: Aug 13, 2025     Views: 5

  1. Take a look through the Library of Things (LoT) collection to see if there is a Thing you would like to borrow.
  2. If you spot a Thing you are interested in, click on the image or the "Check Availability" link beneath the picture of the Thing. This will take you to the catalog record for the Thing and it will display a message saying it is available or if it is checked out the status message will list the date it is due back.
  3. If the Thing is available, stop by the Circulation Desk on the 1st Floor of the Walker Library and let the Library employee working at the Desk know which Thing you would like to check out.
  4. If this is your first time borrowing a Thing from the LoT Collection, you will be asked to sign the LoT Borrower Agreement and you may be asked to confirm your contact information (e.g., mailing address, email address, etc.). Once you have signed the Borrower Agreement (or if you have a Borrower Agreement already on file), the Thing will then be checked out to you.
  5. Go use the Thing and have fun!
  6. Please return it to a Library employee at the Circulation Desk before or on the due date.

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