When the Library of Things launches, people can check out the items through the online catalog by putting them on hold. All the items will be held at the FVRLibraries Operations Center and sent to the ...

Libraries have long served the role of providing communities with access to important written resources, but patrons are increasingly looking for more than just books. As community needs evolve, ...

Among the things you can check out at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library is a machine that lets users digitize 8mm movies so they can be preserved, viewed and shared electronically. The MovieMaker Pro ...

Ms. Cheap took us to the Nashville Public Library to see some of the useful items that can now be borrowed from various branches of the library. The Library of Things program allows NPL card holders ...

Way back before the COVID-19 pandemic, Debbie Bowman browsed the Brookwood branch of the Hillsboro Public Library and gushed: “This is amazing. They have a cake decorating kit,” she said. “And this ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Normally, you borrow books from a library, but what about things? For Sioux City Public Library cardholders, you’ll now be able to do just that. Officially, as of July 1, the ...

One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on. Credit... Supported by By Cara Buckley Photographs by Ryan David Brown Reporting from ...

Three-year-old Oliver Brosnan desperately wanted a metal detector for treasure hunting after seeing one on his favorite show “Peppa Pig.” His mother, Laura, wasn’t so keen on investing in a metal ...

In this paper, the authors are to bring the Internet of Things (IoT) technology to the lime light. It is intended to educate in plain and simple terms what IoT is all about and its potential to ...

While the Internet of Things has been an active presence in the technology world for several years now, the practical use of IoT in business operations has been less than obvious to many. However, ...