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Unexpected Items for Checkout

Did you know you can check out an American Girl doll for 7 days? What about borrowing crochet needles, an electricity usage monitor or a new board game? Learn more about the interesting items our member libraries are circulating using the table below.

Library

Loan Period

Request?
Y/N

If N is listed, contact the library directly

Renewal

3 D Pen

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

American Girl Dolls

Franklin

7 Days

N

0

Art Prints/Posters/Reproductions

Wauwatosa

6 Weeks

Y

2

Backpack Buddies

Franklin

7 Days

N

0

Backpack, Healthy (1. Fruit. 2. Vegetables. 3. Protein  4. Grains. 5. Dairy)

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Backpack, Literacy (Grades K-5 - one for each grade)

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Backpack, Microscope

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2


Backpack, Outdoor Explorer

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Backpack, STEM - See STEM BACKPACKS BELOW

Baking Supplies (Cake Pans)

Franklin (Makerspace)

7 Days

N

0

Greenfield

7 Days

Y

pickup from Greenfield only

1

Bean Toss, Bocce Ball, SEE YARD GAMES

Betty Brinn Pass, SEE MILWAUKEE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PASS

Binge Boxes

Brown Deer

7 Days

Y

2

Wauwatosa

7 Days

Y

2

Binoculars

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Board Games

Brown Deer

7 Days

Y

2

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Franklin

7 Days

N

0

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

2

South Milwaukee

7 Days

Y

2

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Book Bags

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

Y

0

Book Bundles

North Shore

3 Weeks

N

0

Book Club Kits

Franklin

6 Weeks

Y

2

Greendale

6 Weeks

Y

2

Milwaukee

6 Weeks

Y

2

Wauwatosa

6 Weeks

Y

2

Whitefish Bay

6 Weeks

Y

2

Cameras, Polaroid

South Milwaukee

3 Weeks

N

2

Canning Tool Set

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Coding Kits, Bee-Bot

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Converters (Cassette to MP3)

Cudahy

7 Days

N

pickup from Cudahy only

2

Greenfield

3 Weeks

Y

0

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Converter (VHS to Digital)

Greenfield

3 Weeks

Y

0

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Cudahy

7 Days

N

pickup from Cudahy only

2

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Converter (VHS to DVD)

North Shore

7 Days

Please contact the library to place a hold

0

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

Cookbook Club Kits, Adult

Brown Deer

7 Days

Ask at the desk

0

CRAFT SUPPLIES

-- Button Machines (1 and 1-3/4 inch)

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

-- Craft Kits

Brown Deer

7 Days

Ask at the desk

0

-- Crafting Create Space Kits

Franklin CreateSpace

7 Days

N

0

-- Crafting Creative Kits

Wauwatosa

21 Days

N

0

-- Heat Gun

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

-- Hot Glue Gun, Cordless

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

-- Pom-Pom Maker

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

Crochet Hooks

Brown Deer

7 Days

N

2

St Francis

6 Weeks

N

ask at the reference desk

0


Chromebooks

Cudahy

7 Days

N

contact the library staff

0

Milwaukee (adults)

3 Weeks

N

contact the library staff

0

Discovery World Pass, SEE MILWAUKEE DISCOVERY WORLD PASS BELOW

Domes Pass, SEE MITCHELL PARK DOMES PASS BELOW

Drill or Tools, SEE EQUIPMENT, PORTABLE BELOW

Drive, CD/DVD or Floppy

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

ELECTRICITY MONITORS

-- Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor

Franklin

7 Days

N

2

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

-- Watts Up? Electricity Meter

Cudahy

3 Weeks

Y

Hales Corners

3 Weeks

Y

Milwaukee

3 Weeks

Y

2

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Y

EQUIPMENT, PORTABLE

-- Drill, Cordless

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

-- Epson LCD Projector/DVD Combo

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

-- Epson MovieMate 60 Projector / DVD Combo

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

-- Portable DVD Player

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

-- Portable Keyboard

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

-- Portable Projector Screen

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

-- Portable Record Player

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Please contact the library to place a hold

0

-- Portable Scanner

Cudahy

7 Days

N

pickup from Cudahy only

2

-- Stud Finder Wall Scanner

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

--Wireless Audio Transceiver

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

-- Wrench Set, Tool and Socket

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

-- Video Camera, HD

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

GAMING CONSOLES

-- Nintendo 3DS XL

Cudahy

7 Days

N

ask at the reference desk

2

-- Nintendo Switch

Brown Deer

7 Days

N

Ask at the desk

0

Cudahy

7 Days

N

pickup from Cudahy only

2

-- Nintendo Switch joy-con controller

Brown Deer

3 Hours

N

ask at the reference desk

2

Glue Gun SEE CRAFT SUPPLIES ABOVE

Hotspots

Franklin

7 Days

Please contact the library to place a hold

0

Greenfield

3 Weeks

Please contact the library to place a hold

0

Milwaukee

3 Weeks

Y

0

North Shore

3 Weeks

Please contact the library to place a hold

0

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Please contact the library to place a hold

0

Hub, USB C

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Knitting Loom Creative Kit

Wauwatosa

21 Days

N

0

Knitting Needles

Brown Deer

7 Days

N

Please contact the library to place a hold

2

St. Francis

6 Weeks

N

Request from the reference desk

0

Laptops
See also Chromebooks above

Brown Deer (adults)

3 Hours

Contact this library to request the item

0

Franklin (adults)

2 Hours

N

For use in the library only

0

Greenfield (adults)

3 Hours

N

For use in the library

0

Milwaukee (adults)

3 Hours

N

For use in the library only

0

Oak Creek (adults)

For use in the library only

0

Shorewood

3 Hours

N

For use in the library only

0

Wauwatosa (adults)

4 Hours

Contact this library to request the item

0

LPs, SEE RECORDSBELOW

Magnet Movers. SEE STEAM Kits

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

Contact this library to request the item

0

Memory Engagement Kit

North Shore

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Microphone, Blue Yeti Recording

Oak Creek

7 Days

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Microscope

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

Contact this library to request the item

0

SEE ALSO Backpack, Microscope ABOVE

Milwaukee Art Museum Pass

Brown Deer

5 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Franklin

5 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Greendale

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Shorewood

3 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Whitefish Bay

3 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

Milwaukee Children's Museum Pass (Betty Brinn)

Brown Deer

5 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Cudahy

3 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Franklin

5 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Greendale

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Shorewood

3 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Whitefish Bay

3 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

Milwaukee Discovery World Pass

Cudahy Adult

3 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Franklin

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Greendale

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Shorewood

3 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Whitefish Bay

3 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

Mitchell Park Domes Passes

Brown Deer

5 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Franklin

5 Days

Y

0

Greendale

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Wauwatosa

3 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Whitefish Bay

3 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

Movie Kits, Family

Brown Deer

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

-- Ukulele Beginner Set

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

Needles, SEE CROCHET OR KNITTING

Ozobots

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

N

0

Passes, SEE MILWAUKEE . . . PASSES AND MITCHELL PARK DOMES ABOVE

Playaways are PORTABLE units that have either a pre-loaded story or entertainment on them.  Playaways hang around the neck and hold audiobooks. The Playaway View is a portable video player. The Playaway Launchpad is an Android tablet.

Playaways

Brown Deer

3 Weeks

Y

2

Cudahy

3 Weeks

Y

2

Greendale

3 Weeks

Y

2

North Shore

3 Weeks

Y

2

Oak Creek

3 Weeks

Y

2

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Y

2

West Allis

3 Weeks

Y

2

Whitefish Bay

3 Weeks

Y

2

Playaway Launchpads

Brown Deer

7 Days

N

2

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Playaway Views

Cudahy

7 Days

N

2

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

0

Polaroid Camera, SEE CAMERAS ABOVE
Portable DVD Player, Keyboard, Record Player, Scanner, SEE EQUIPMENT PORTABLE ABOVE

Precision Balance

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

N

0

Puppets

Milwaukee

7 Days

N

2

Puzzles

Brown Deer

3 Weeks

Y

2

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Hales Corners

3 Weeks

Y

2

North Shore

3 Weeks

N

2

Whitefish Bay

3 Weeks

Y

2

Radon Detector, Digital

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Y

Contact this library to request the item

0

Record Player, Portable

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Y

Contact this library to request the item

0

Records, Vinyl LP

Shorewood

3 Weeks

Y

2

Scanner, Digital Film/Slide

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Pass

Brown Deer

5 Days

N

Contact the library to place a hold

0

Shorewood

3 Days

Y

Contact this library to request the item

0

Sewing MachineOak C

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

Sewing Needles

Brown Deer

7 Days

N

0

Selfie Stick and Tripod

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

Snap Circuits

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

N

0

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

STEM Backpacks

(includes Sink or Float, Magnets, Simple Machines and more)

Cudahy

7 Day

Y

2

STEM Kits   /  STEAM To Go Kits

Greendale

3 Weeks

Y

2

North Shore

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

South Milwaukee

3 Weeks

N

2

Wauwatosa

3 Weeks

N

0

Telescope

North Shore

7 Days

Contact this library to request the item

0

Tools, SEE EQUIPMENT, PORTABLE ABOVE

USB Multi-Card Reader, SmartQ

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Video Games

Brown Deer

7 Days

Y

2

Cudahy

7 Days

Y

2

Franklin

7 Days

Y

0

Greendale (Switch games)

7 Days

Y

2

North Shore

7 Days

Y

0

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

2

St. Francis

7 Days

N

0

Weaving Loom

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

2

Wireless Audio Transceiver

Oak Creek

7 Days

Y

Use the request form and pickup from Oak Creek only

0

Wonderbooks

Oak Creek

3 Weeks

Y

2

YARD GAMES

-- Backyard Game Set, Kubb

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

-- Bean Bag Toss

Brown Deer

7 Days

Contact the library to request the item

0

-- Bocce Ball Set

North Shore

7 Days

Contact the library to request the item

0

-- Cornhole Game

Brown Deer

7 Days

Contact the library to request the item

0

North Shore

7 Days

N

0

-- Frisbee or Disc Golf

Brown Deer

7 Days

Contact the library to request the item

0

-- Giant Wooden Blocks Game

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

Pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

-- Giant Wooden Dice Yard Dice

Whitefish Bay

7 Days

Y

pickup from Whitefish Bay only

0

-- Ladder Toss

North Shore

7 Days

Contact the library to request the item

0

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uncommon items

Consult the home pages of individual libraries to learn which non-traditional items are available for checkout as well as local loan periods.

  • Brown Deer Public Library
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  • Franklin Public Library
  • Greendale Public Library
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  • Hales Corners Library
  • Milwaukee Public Library
  • North Shore Library
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  • West Allis Public Library
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