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Library of Things - The Library offers a number of non-traditional items for patrons to check out and bring home.

Mobile Hotspots

For all Highland Park Public Library cardholders ages 14 and up.
Find at the Computers and Technology desk.

  • Provides Wi-Fi connectivity for up to 10 compatible devices
  • Compatible with most Wi-Fi-enabled devices including laptops, game consoles,
    smartphones and more


Check availability.

Roku Streaming Stick +

For adult Highland Park library card holders. Lending period of 7 days, one renewal
Find at the Film and Music desk.

  • Requires a highspeed WiFi internet connection
  • Stream TV shows and movies from Acorn, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, PBS & PBS Kids' The Roku Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Sony Crackle, Vudu
  • Can also stream from Kanopy and Hoopla

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Ukulele

For all Highland Park library card holders ages 8 or older.
Lending periods are for 14 days, one renewal
Find at the Film and Music desk.

  • Lanikai Concert Ukulele
  • 4 string
  • Mahogany concert body with rosewood fret board and bridge
  • 15" scale
  • 19 frets
  • Padded carrying case
  • Songbook 21 Songs in 6 Days, co-written by Highland Park resident Jenny Peters.

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Amicool External DVD Drive Burner Writer

For adult Highland Park library card holders. 
Lending period 7 days, one renewal.
Find at the Computers and Technology desk. 

  • Plug and play
  • Read/write/burn DVDs and CDs
  • Supports DVD-ROM, DVD-video, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT formats
  • 2M memory cache
  • Not a CD/DVD player--for data transmission only
  • Does not support TV/car/Blu-ray,projector, tablet, smartphone or Chrome
  • USB 3.0 amd USB C connection

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Garmin eTrex 10 GPS Device

garmin

For adult Highland Park library card holders.
Lending period of 7 days, one renewal
Find at the Membership Services desk.

  • Preloaded worldwide basemap
  • 2.2-inch monochrome display
  • WAAS-enabled GPS receiver with HotFix and GLONASS support
  • Waterproof against splashes, rain, etc.
  • Support for paperless geocaching

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GoPro Hero7 Black

For adult Highland Park library card holders.
Lending period of 7 days, one renewal
Find at the Computers and Technology desk.

  • Built-in touch display for camera control
  • 4K. 30 fps, 2.7K. 120/60 fps., 1080p. 240/120/60 fps. video with 12MP photos at up to 30 frames per second
  • Standard housing
  • MicroSD card
  • Camera mount

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InFocus Projector

For adult Highland Park library cardholders. Lending period of 7 days.
Find at the Computers and Technology desk.

  • 3200 lumens for bright projection even in large rooms or rooms with ambient lighting
  • 4000:1 contrast ratio
  • Preset modes for beige walls, whiteboards, blackboards and other surfaces

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Kill A Watt

For adult Highland Park library card holders. Lending period of 28 days, one renewal
Find at the Membership Services desk.

  • Counts consumption by the kilowatt hour
  • Calculates electrical expenses by the day, week, month or year
  • Checks the quality of power by monitoring voltage, line frequency & power factor


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Kodak Carousel 4600 Projector


For adult Highland Park library card holders. Lending period of 7 days, one renewal
Find at the Computers and Technology desk.

  • Fits standard 2 x 2 slides
  • Includes one 80 slide circular slide tray
  • Accepts most standard 80 or 140 circular slide trays
  • Forward or reverse order
  • Rear leveling foot


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Nook eReaders

nook

For all Highland Park library card holders ages 8 or older.
Lending period of 21 days.
Find at the Youth Services desk.

  • 6-inch touchscreen
  • Rechargeable battery
  • Carrying case
  • Preloaded with up to 500 books for ages 8 - 13
  • Each Nook features a different genre


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Silicon Power Stream USB Hard Drive

For adult Highland Park library card holders. Lending period of 7 days, one renewal
Find at the Computers and Technology desk.

  • SuperSpeed USB 3.0 compliant and backwards compatible with USB 2.0
  • High transferring rate up to 5 Gb/sec
  • 1 Terabyte capacity

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Sony Bloggie Camera

For adult Highland Park library card holders. Lending period of 7 days, one renewal
Find at the Computers and Technology desk.

  • 1920x1080p MP4 HD video w/5MP still images
  • Full-screen vertical/horizontal record/playback on main 2.7” LCD
  • Additional 2.0" LCD under lens for self recording
  • Up to 2 hours HD video with 4GB of internal memory

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STEM Kits

For all Highland Park library card holders and district 112.
Lending period of 14 days, one renewal

  • Bring science, technology, engineering, and math education home in a fun way
  • Kits for all ages available
  • Limit one kit per card holder

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Wacom Intuos Creative Pen Tablet

For adult Highland Park library card holders.  Lending period 7 days, one renewal.
Find at the Computers and Technology desk. 

  • For digital drawing, painting and photo editing
  • 7 inch drawing area
  • Compatable with Windows 7 or later (excluding Windows 10 S) and iOS 10 or later
  • Right or left handed use
  • USB connection
  • Pressure sensitive pen
  • Internet access required to download free driver and software

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