I have been to libraries that have things like toys, hardware tools, and umbrellas that the public can lend. Got a plug-in power meter for 14 days, to estimate

I have been to libraries that have things like toys, hardware tools, and umbrellas that the public can lend. Got a plug-in power meter for 14 days, to estimate the power cost of my aquarium. They also provide a service where you can "lend" a person to chat with. I once worked at an university library (which is also open to the public), where we had a collection of historical artefacts of graphical design. Most of the documents are things like cigarette packages, typefaces, shopping bags, etc. So in my experience libraries are pretty open to a broad range of resources, even non-informational ones. The concept of a document, is in the library science literature, often understood as very inclusive.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Briet#Impact_on_information_science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Briet#Impact_on_inform...