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360 DEGREE CAMERA

Description

The Ricoh Theta SC allows you to capture the world in 360°! This lightweight and portable camera creates high resolution, fully spherical images and video. Use the intuitive interface to shoot, edit, and share your experiences! Compatible with Apple and Android devices. 

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

AIR QUALITY MONITOR

Description

Test the air quality in your home with this easy to use monitor.

The device can measure PM2.5, AQI, TVOC, and HCHO.

A parameter index is provided for reference and the device uses 3 color indicator lights to notify the user of the air quality.

ALLEGRO

Description

For 2-6 players, ages 7+ The word-making, card-stealing game that’s fun for kids and adults alike!

Flex your brain as you build words that start or end with the letter shown.

Use up all your cards first to win!

APPLES TO APPLES

Description

Card game for 4-10 players, ages 12+ Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge.

If the judge picks your card, you win that round. Everyone gets a chance to be the judge.

Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM

Description

The portable Assistive Listening System broadcasts a speaker's voice to listeners who are hard of hearing.

The speaker wears the included lapel microphone and FM transmitter. Listeners wear one of the six included FM receivers and headphones.

Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Council on Aging and Lexington At Home.

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

AZUL: SUMMER PAVILION

Description

In Azul: Summer Pavilion, players are master artisans who must use the finest materials to create the summer pavilion while carefully avoiding wasting supplies.

Players use tiles to gain points while creating seven stars, and lose points for any leftover materials they have after six rounds.

For 2–4 players, ages 8+

BANG! THE BULLET

Description

For 3-8 players, ages 8+ The Outlaws hunt the Sheriff. The Sheriff hunts the Outlaws.

The Renegade plots secretly, ready to take one side or the other. Bullets fly.

Who among the gunmen is a Deputy, ready to sacrifice himself for the Sheriff?

And who is a merciless Outlaw, willing to kill him? To find out, just draw (your cards)!

BIRDING KIT

Description

Our birding kit contains binoculars and field guides to help you discover birds across New England.

Just pack a water bottle and a notebook to record your sightings, and go!

Includes: Sibley Birds East National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England Trail Guide to Lexington’s Conservation Land Lexington Alive: An Introduction to Familiar Species Across Lexington trail map

CAFÉ TERRACE PUZZLE

Description

This 499 piece, wooden jigsaw puzzle depicts the painting Café Terrace on the Place du Forum by Vincent Van Gogh.

Measures approx. 12.75 in. x 16.25 in.

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY

Description

Cards Against Humanity is a satirical party game for adults.

Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card.

For 4+ players, ages 17+

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY: FAMILY EDITION

Description

Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition is a satirical party game written for kids and adults to play together. Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card.

This is meant to be a humorous family game, but everyone has a different sense of humor (e.g. potty humor). Before playing, you may want to set aside any cards you may not enjoy.

For 4+ players, ages 8+

CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER-RECORDER

Description

This portable cassette tape player and recorder lets you listen to your cassette tapes and record audio using the built-in microphone. Want to digitize old tapes? Request a Cassette Tape to Digital Converter!

CASSETTE TAPE TO DIGITAL CONVERTER 1-4

Description

Reconnect with your cassettes! Turn your cassette tapes into digital files to listen to on the go.

This portable, handheld tape player has an easy-to-use USB connection to send music on your tapes to your computer.

Download software to guide you through the transfer process.

CHROMECAST

Description

Stream your favorite movies, shows, photos, and websites on your TV! Plug the Chromecast into your TV’s HDMI port, then use your smartphone, tablet, or computer as a remote control to share content from your device onto your TV.

NOTE: Chromecast requires a TV with an HDMI port, a Wi-Fi network, and a compatible computer or mobile device.

CLUE

Description

Reclusive millionaire Samuel Black's been murdered in his mansion! Now, it's up to you to crack the case!

Question everything to unravel the mystery. Who did it? Where? And with what weapon?

Ransack the mansion for clues, ask cunning detective questions and leave no card unturned.

Solve the murder first to win!

CODENAMES

Description

For 2-8 players, ages 10+ Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents.

Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames.

Can your team make contact with all your agents first and avoid the assassin?

Win or lose, it’s fun to figure out the clues!

COLOR BLIND SUNGLASSES (DUETAN)

Description

These EnChroma sunglasses unlock a new world of color for people with color blindness! 

These Enchroma Tilden sunglasses are designed to work for Deutan color blindness.

Note: color blind glasses do not work for all types of color blindness. Are you color blind? See if these glasses might work for you by taking the Color Blindness Test on the EnChroma website!

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

COLOR BLIND SUNGLASSES (UNIVERSAL)

Description

These EnChroma sunglasses unlock a new world of color for people with color blindness! 

The Enchroma Ventura Cx3 sunglasses are designed to work for both Deutan and Protan types of color blindness.

Note: color blind glasses do not work for all types of color blindness. Are you color blind? See if these glasses might work for you by taking the Color Blindness Test on the EnChroma website!

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

CRICUT EASYPRESS

Description

The best of a heat press and an iron, the EasyPress helps you achieve professional iron-on results at home — perfect for DIY projects! Need help designing your iron-on project? Check out the Cricut Maker too!

CRICUT JOY

Description

This smart little cutting and writing machine is ridiculously easy to set up and use to personalize, organize, and customize!

It's compatible with over 50 kinds of materials, including iron-on, cardstock, vinyl, paper, and Cricut Smart Materials™.

CRICUT MAKER 3

Description

Smarter and faster than ever, the versatile Cricut Maker 3 quickly cuts, draws, and scores hundreds of materials, now including Cricut Smart Materials.

Use the online cloud-based Design Space to find and create your next great do-it-yourself project!

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

CUBETTO

Description

For ages 3-6 This friendly wooden robot teaches the basics of computer programming through adventure and hands-on play. Expand play time with world maps, story books, and challenges for epic coding adventures!

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

DASH & DOT

Description

For ages 6+ Dash and Dot are robots that sing, dance, and move through the space you create! Includes brick connectors, bulldozer bar, xylophone, launcher, and more.

Download the Wonder, Blockly, Path, Go, and Xylo apps for more adventures!

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

DAYLIGHT LAMP

Description

The Beurer Daylight Lamp brightens your cloudy days with up to 10,000 lux of UV-free light. This compact LED lamp provides light therapy at home or on the go by simulating natural daylight. Especially useful during the dark winter months!

DECIBEL METER

Description

A portable, easy to use and handy instrument for sound quality measuring, monitoring and controlling in office, home, school, traffic, audio system and construction site.

The meter has wide range of applications such as noise pollution studies, research and other industrial uses.

DIGITAL MICROSCOPE

Description

Collectors and explorers can magnify up to 250x! Features include an LED light, flexible arm stand, and camera to record images and video. To operate, connect via USB to a computer; download optional software for more features!

DISC GOLF SET

Description

Get outdoors and play disc golf! Disc golf is similar to regular golf, but instead of getting a ball into a hole, players throw discs into a basket. This set includes four discs — fairway driver, distance driver, midrange driver, and putter — and a mini disc! Try the nine-hole disc golf course at Bridge School on Middleby Road in Lexington.

DIXIT

Description

Every picture tells a story – but what story will your picture tell?

Dixit is the lovingly illustrated game of creative guesswork, where your imagination unlocks the tale.

In this award-winning board game, players will use the beautiful imagery on their cards to bluff their opponents and guess which image matches the story.

Guessing right is only half the battle – to really succeed, you’ll have to get your friends to decide that your card tells the story!

For 3-6 players, ages 8+

EXPLODING KITTENS

Description

Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic, kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette.

If you draw an Exploding Kitten, you lose.

All the other cards in the deck help you avoid or mitigate your risk of drawing an Exploding Kitten.

If you don’t explode, you win!

For 2-5 players, ages 7+

EXTERNAL DISC DRIVE 1-2

Description

This portable external disc drive reads and writes a variety of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc formats. Use it to listen to music, watch movies, burn a mix CD, transfer photos to a disc, and more!

FILM SLIDE SCANNER 1-4

Description

This easy-to-use device converts your film to 20 megapixel digital images in seconds.

The scanner converts 35mm, 110, 126, 127 slides and negatives, APS film, and Super 8 movies.

It only requires a push of a button!

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

Description

Gain access to any information stored on old 1.44MB floppy disks with this slim, lightweight floppy disk drive. Plug the drive into your computer’s USB port, and you’re ready to go!

FORBIDDEN ISLAND

Description

For 2-4 players, ages 10+ Dare to discover Forbidden Island in this collaborative problem-solving game!

Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise.

GAME TIMER

Description

For 2 players, ages 8+ This professional game timer will keep players on their toes!

Designed for one-on-one play, each player starts with only 25 minutes.

Default settings are for Scrabble, but the portable timer can also be used with games like chess, Go, and Boggle.

GO GAME

Description

For 2 players, ages 6+ Play the ancient strategy game of Go! This game requires patience from beginners and skilled players alike! Learn to play using the included guide book, and you’ll soon be on your way to mastering the game.

GO PRO CAMERA & ACCESSORIES

Description

Light and compact, the GoPro HERO12 Black is the perfect adventure companion! Capture photos and video manually or with the free app, where you can play with additional features. Bonus: the GoPro is waterproof to 33ft (10m) and comes with a flex clamp and mini tripod so you can use the GoPro practically anywhere.

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

GPS NAVIGATOR

Description

With its simple menus and easy-to-read maps, Garmin Drive 52 lets you view turn-by-turn directions at a glance on a bright 5” touchscreen display.

Offering preloaded detailed maps of the U.S. and Canada — with map updates plus helpful driver alerts to encourage safer driving — this GPS navigator complements any road trip or daily commute.

GREEN SCREEN KIT

Description

Take your Zoom meetings, social media, or photography to the next level with a green screen backdrop!

The kit comes with a 6.5 x 9.6 ft green screen and a T-stand with a maximum height of 6.5 ft.

HALF-SIZED GUITAR

Description

Welcome to the world of playing guitar!

This half-sized Yamaha guitar is designed with the younger player in mind. Easy to learn, the half-sized guitar is perfect for beginners and experienced musicians alike.

Recommended for ages 6+.

HIVE

Description

This award winning board game is a fight to see who can be the first to capture the opposing Queen Bee!

Each bug piece plays a role in protecting your own Queen Bee while trying to capture your opponent’s Queen.

Keep one eye on the hive and the other on your opponents reserves—one wrong move will see your Queen Bee quickly engulfed!

For 2 players, ages 9+

HOME INSPECTOR KIT

Description

This kit helps you find problems around your home. Use the moisture meter to reveal the moisture of building materials or the handy infrared thermometer to measure –4°F to 500°F.

Test your water heater with the waterproof thermometer (measures –40°F to 392°F) or plug in the GFCI outlet tester to test for faulty wiring. 

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

INDUCTION COOKTOP

Description

Cook delicious meals while saving energy! Induction cooktops use magnetic fields to cook food by concentrating the heat on the pan, not the stovetop, creating a more even distribution of heat for cooking.

Check the compatibility of your cookware by testing if a magnet sticks firmly to it. Otherwise, use the included interface disk to utilize pots and pans you already have at home!

This portable cooktop can be used anywhere you can access an electrical outlet.

Generously donated by the Lexington Climate Action Network (LexCAN).

INTERNATIONAL DVD PLAYER

Description

This multi-system DVD player can play DVD discs from all regions worldwide. Enjoy smooth, high-resolution video from virtually any DVD or clear audio from CDs!

iRig 2

Description

The iRig 2 is a portable audio interface that plugs into your mobile device so you can play and record from a guitar or microphone.

Compatible with Android and iOS, this compact device lets you connect to music production apps, such as GarageBand, AmpliTube, and many more.

JEWELRY TOOL KIT

Description

Enhance your jewelry making experience with this portable toolkit!

Ideal for the beginning jeweler, this set comes with pliers, tweezers, and more to help you mend broken jewelry or create one-of-a-kind gifts.

KARAOKE MACHINE

Description

It’s time to take your party to the next level! The Karaoke Star has 60 voice effects, a microphone, and sound-reactive rainbow lights! Connect your device via Bluetooth or auxiliary cable to play music from YouTube or your favorite karaoke app. Need inspiration? Try Hoopla! This online resource is a great place to find karaoke albums.

NOTE: Patron must be 18 or older and must sign lending agreement to check out this item.

KARAOKE MICROPHONE

Description

Become a rock star and sing along to your favorite songs with your family and friends!

Connect your device via Bluetooth or auxiliary cable to play music and use the vocal feature to change your voice four different ways.

KILL A WATT MONITOR 1-2

Description

Cut your costs! Connect your appliances to the Kill A Watt to calculate how efficient they really are.

Find out if it’s time for a new refrigerator or air conditioner!

For more energy saving tips: Kill A Watt 1 includes NSTAR booklet Kill A Watt 2 includes Eversource booklet

LABEL MAKER

Description

Connect and create labels for you work space using your computer or mobile device, or use the built-in label maker software. Creating labels is easy with the QWERTY keyboard, easy one-touch formatting keys, and the ability to preview your labels on a large 20-character, 2-line full color high resolution LCD screen. Includes 0.47” black and white label tape. Patrons are welcome to use different sized tape purchased at their own expense.

Model: Brother P-Touch PT- D610BTVP

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