Monday, August 16, 2010

Lending more than just books

I like the idea brought up by Library Journal Insider of libraries lending toys.  Apparently this already takes place across the United Kingdom.  What a great idea as libraries remake themselves in a digital world.  Toys, tools, fishing poles and all sorts of items would be well suited for the library business model of lending to multiple users.    I was recently reminded of how convenient and cheap it is to borrow non-books from the library and was very impressed with the collection of movies and music available.  What sort of things would you borrow from a library?