Everyone knows the library is the place to go for books. Or for a quiet place to study. Or for periodicals and research materials, and printers that can churn out everything from 3D projects to posters.
But what if you find yourself in need of a ukelele?
Look no further than TLU’s Blumberg Memorial Library, because, yep, you can check one of those out if the need should arise. “The library is more than just books,” says TLU Access Services Librarian Nate Aubin, who goes on to list some of the other not-so-obvious items available for checkout.
Did your bike tire spring a leak? No worries: The library has a bicycle repair kit, complete with tools, greases, patches, and instructions. Need a fancy calculator for that advanced math class you’re in? Come check out a graphing calculator. In the mood for an outdoor movie? Check out a projector and screen. They’ve also got Fit Bits, video cameras, laptops, DVDs (and DVD players—because who has one of those these days?). And for those traveling to present their work at conferences, the library has poster tubes you can borrow.
Or say you actually do need a book, but you checked the catalog only to find it’s not in the collection? “If the library doesn’t have what you’re looking for, we can usually get it shipped to us from another library—we have a robust interlibrary loan program, from bestsellers to obscure research materials,” says Aubin.
Finally, Aubin says you’ll want to stop by and check items out from Blumberg’s seasonal displays. “If you stop by the library in September and October, make sure to check out the Latinx history month display and the Halloween bookcase featuring spooky reads and paranormal materials.”
For a full list of items you can check out from the library, click here: Library Equipment – Circulation – TLU Library at Texas Lutheran University.
