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Technology Lending

Bridging the Tech Gap: Libraries Across the Country Lend Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots, September 11, 2015

Article: American Libraries Magazine



American Libraries Magazine article on WiFi hotspot lending and the digital divide in the United States.

Check Out a Library Hotspot, February 24, 2016

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online blogpost on public libraries lending WiFi hotspots to patrons.

Developing and Maintaining E-Reader Policies and Procedures for Libraries, January 31, 2012

Webinar: OCLC WebJunction



Archived webinar sponsored by OCLC WebJunction focusing on developing lending policies for mobile devices.

Managing Mobile: Library Device Checkout Made Easy, September 16, 2015

Webinar: TechSoup For Libraries



Archived webinar sponsored by TechSoup For Libraries on managing a mobile device lending program for items such as Kindles, iPads, and Google Chromebooks.

Start Your Own Mobile Device Lending Program, September 23, 2015

Article: TechSoup For Libraries



TechSoup For Libraries blogpost featuring suggestions on how to start a mobile device lending program at your library.

Seed Libraries

Not Your Garden-Variety Library: Planting a Seed Library Yields Community Connections, January 5, 2015

Article: American Libraries Magazine



American Libraries Magazine article on how a lending seed collection builds community relations.

Seed Libraries and State Laws, December 8, 2014

Article: American Libraries Magazine



American Libraries Magazine blogpost focusing on legal issues relating to lending seed collections.

Simple Steps to Starting a Seed Library, January 5, 2015

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online article on ways to start a lending seed collection at your public library.

Miscellaneous Items

Borrowing Art @ The Library, November 5, 2013

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online blogpost on circulating artwork at public libraries.

Can I Check This Out? Circulating Collections Beyond Books, CDs, and DVDs, November 15, 2012

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online blogpost on circulating non-traditional materials in a public library.

Libraries That Lend ‘Things’, July 22, 2015

Webinar: Infopeople



Archived webinar sponsored by Infopeople on libraries that lend non-traditional materials such as a circulating tools collection.

Library Lends Kitchen Tools and Appliances, January 15, 2014

Article: Public Libraries Online



Public Libraries Online blogpost on libraries circulation kitchen tools and appliances.