This is an informative graphic for our Library of Things. It showcases various items like a tablet, laptop, telescope etc. in a blue tone and it reads "Library of Things Canajoharie Library borrow, don't buy"

The library of things is a collection of “things” you can try for yourself! From puzzles to a telescope, they are here for you to use and borrow!

If you see some “thing” you want to use or borrow:

Come check it out in person!

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Can Leave Library Collection

Any “thing” with a Green sticker next to its barcode you can take home with you to borrow!

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portable DVD player

Included in this kit:

  • The portable DVD player

  • Car adapter

  • Video game controller

  • Remote control

This is an image of a NYS Empire pass. It shows an image of a lake-side beach with a crowd of people enjoying the nice day.

NYS Empire pass

The Empire Pass is accepted at most New York State Parks and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) facilities. For a listing of NY State Park facilities, see the Empire Pass Guideline for Use. For DEC facilities, visit their day-use website.

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Canning kit

Included in this Kit:

  • A copy of The All-new Ball book of Canning and Preserving 

  • A Funnel

  • Bubble Popper

  • Measuring Stick

  • Lid Remover Wrench

  • Magnetic Lid Lifter

  • Jar Lifter

  • Tongs

This Kit is easy to clean and dishwasher safe! 

This is an image of the Hanford Mills Museum pass. It has our membership details and the hanford mills museum logo (their business name on a brick red ribbon and house)

Hanford Mills Pass

Experience a story of innovation, ingenuity and entrepreneurship at a historic working mill site. Sheltered in a valley in the northwestern Catskills of New York, Hanford Mills Museum offers insights into the past and lessons about the relationships between people, the things they make, and the places they live.

This is an image of the Refractor Telescope that is available for borrowing in our Library of Things.

Telescope

Included in this Kit:

  • Refractor Telescope F400X70

  • A copy of 50 Things to See with a Small Telescope by John A Read

  • Eye piece: 1.25" H6mm, h12.5MM & H20 mm 

  • 1.25" Moon Filter

  • 1.5X Erecting Eye Piece 

  • 3X Barlow Lens

  • Table-top Aluminum Tripod

UPCOMING EXPERIENCES
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Board Games

Available Games:

  • Big Brain Academy

  • Catan

  • Connect Four

  • Mancala

  • Mind's I Junior Ed.

  • Uno Deluxe

  • Wordle

This is a stock image of an almost completed puzzle. There is one piece off to the left side of the image that is missing from the puzzle.

Puzzles

Available Puzzles:

  • Black Cat Puzzle

  • Birds and Flowers Puzzle

  • Tea Party Puzzle

  • Space Floor Puzzle

  • ABC Train Floor Puzzle

  • 123 Train Floor Puzzle

  • Art of the Table

  • Home Country

This is an image of the Portable CD Player kit. It includes the necessary cables to operate.

Portable CD Player

The portable CD player can be used with our auxiliary cable or speakers to listen to audiobooks and music CDs in the car and at your house!

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Health Self-Management Kits

​Learn how to better care for yourself or a loved one.

Available Kits:

  • Chronic Disease Self-Management Kit

  • Chronic Pain Self-Management Kit

  • Diabetes Self-Management Kit

  • Thriving and Surviving with ​Cancer Self Management Kit

These kits are made possible by the
Bassett Living Well Program.

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Stay at the Library Collection

Any “thing” with a red sticker next to its barcode is a thing that must stay at the library while it is being borrowed!

This is an image of the Megachess giant chess set, ready to play, on the floor in our Great hall.

MegaChess Giant
Chess Set Game

Included in this kit:

  • 32 large plastic chess pieces

  • Matching chess mat

  • Storage Bags

This is an image of a man and woman playing Cornhole. They are each carrying their respective color bean bags for the game; The woman is holding blue and the man red. It also shows the carrying case included in the kit.

GoSports 4 ft x 2 ft Regulation Size Wooden Cornhole Boards Set

Included in this kit:

  • Wooden Cornhole Boards Set

  • Carrying Case

  • Cornhole Bags (4 Black/ 4 White)

This is a photo of an Arkell Museum pass. It includes the Canajoharie Library pass details and expiration date.

Arkell Museum pass

The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie has reopened in a new building, with exhibitions on American art and Mohawk Valley history. Visitors to the museum will discover paintings by American artists such as Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Maurice Prendergast, and Georgia O'Keeffe on display in the galleries. Examples of Beech-Nut advertising are also featured in new exhibitions, and we have scheduled a variety of exciting programs and events that are open to the public.

This is an image of the deluxe giant checkers set in its case. The bag is open and you can see the foam discs inside.

Matty's Toy Stop Deluxe Giant Checkers

Included in this kit:

  • 24 - 6" heavy duty foam discs

  • 4 foot by 4 foot play mat

  • Heavy duty storage bag

This is an image of the giant tumble tower available in our library of things. It is a large pillar of wood blocks - similar to "Jenga" and includes a wooden dice block.

Megwoz Giant Tumble Tower

Included in this kit:

  • 60 pieces Tumble Blocks

  • 1 pieces dice

  • 1 scoreboard

  • One high-quality handy zippered bag

This is a photo of the Spin Master Giant Monopoly set. The game board is laid out with all of the included pieces.

Spin Master Games

Monopoly Giant Edition

Included in this kit:

  • 1 Giant Gameboard

  • 4 Giant Tokens

  • 1 Giant Die

  • 15 Chance Cards

  • 32 Property Cards

  • 4 Million Money Meter Cards

  • 4 Million Money Meter Dials

  • 4 Counter Clips (2 parts)

  • Game Instructions

This is a photo of our page magnifier. It is propped up on the window to show a clear screen and demonstrate it's magnification of the garden just outside the window.

Page Magnifier

A lightweight and flexible lens to provide clear, distortion-free magnification for books, newspapers, and maps. Its thin design slides easily between pages and can be carried anywhere, making reading more comfortable and less straining on the eyes.

FAQ

  • Stay at Library Collection: any “thing” with a red sticker next to its barcode is a thing that must stay at the library while it is being borrowed!

    Can Leave Library Collection: Any “thing” with a Green sticker next to its barcode you can take home with you to borrow!

  • • Objects lent out by the Library through its Library of Things program (“Things”), may only be checked out from the Front Desk. Borrowers MUST return items to the Canajoharie Library.


    • A valid library card from an MVLS or SALS library with current address and no outstanding fines above $5.00 is required to borrow a Thing.


    • Borrowers must be 18 years old or older.


    • Borrowers must read, understand, and sign this Agreement at the Service Desk before borrowing any materials from the Library of Things.


    • This agreement shall apply to initial Thing borrowing and all subsequent borrowings

  • A Thing may be borrowed for 1 week intervals, and may be renewed up to 3 times unless another borrower is waiting. Patrons may borrow 2 Things at a time and put 1 item at a time on hold.

  • • The overdue fine is $ 1 per day or portion thereof to a maximum of $5.

    • The borrower is solely responsible for the Thing and will be billed for reasonable repair or replacement costs associated with damage or loss of Things and/or peripherals due to neglect or abuse.

    • A list of the replacement costs of Things is maintained by the Library and is available upon request.

    • The responsibility to protect against loss is the borrower’s.

    • The Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library is not responsible for the loss of any data while using this equipment.

  • • As with any Thing, use care when handling.

    • Return the Thing with all parts and components.

    • If item is not returned clean, borrowers may be charged a reasonable cleaning fee ($5).

An image of one of the hidden Digby across the site. Digby is a small smiling blue triceratops and the mascot of the 2026 Summer Reading Program.