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What's the coolest thing your library has available to check out? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Inspired by me learning that I can check out solar panels (hiking sized, not house sized) at the library.

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[–] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tools, it’s really handy when I needed a thermal camera for a project and didn’t feel like spending hundreds for a tool that would get used once.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is the renting process for those?

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

At least at my library, there's basically just a separate form you have to sign to say that if you chop your hand off with a saw, you won't hold them liable, and I think there are more strict limits on how long you can rent things, and what the penalties are for being late.