Library of Things
To place a hold, select “Reserve Item” to be taken to the library catalog. Select the “Request It” button, and then select the item you wish to reserve. For assistance placing holds, or for more information about our Library of Things, please call the library at (815) 732-2724.
These items are available for Oregon Public Library cardholders only.
Technology
Refractor Telescope
Have fun learning about space with this Meade Instruments 50mm aperture telescope.
WiFi Hotspot
Our mobile WiFi Hotspots provide T-Mobile 4G LTE WiFi for up to 10 devices. Visit the map to verify service coverage.
Household Items
Kill-A-Watt Power Meter
Monitor your electricity usage to find out how efficient your appliances are.
EverSharp Knife Sharpener
The Presto electric knife sharpener provides an easy, automatic way to sharpen most non-serrated kitchen and sport knives to a razor sharp edge. With a special two stage system, it precision grinds a perfect sharpening angle, then fine hones and polishes the edge for professional results at home, anytime.
Portable Radon Detector
Your home could be susceptible to a radon problem, whether it's new or old, with or without a basement. Unlike a traditional radon test kit, receive your first indication of radon levels within 24 hours and no lab fees, ever!
Stanley Toolkit –
162 piece
Need a tool, but don't have it on hand? Check out one of our toolkits, which include some of the most common household tools.
Stanley Toolkit –
64 piece
Need a tool, but don't have it on hand? Check out one of our toolkits, which include some of the most common household tools.
Black & Decker
Power Scissors
These power scissors will cut through cardboard, paper, and more!
Youth Games & Activities
Marble Run
This construction kit is designed to fit together snuggly, so your marble maze won’t fall apart while you play. With 31 exciting action pieces and 53 clear smooth-run tube pieces, and 5 base pieces, this kit has countless imaginative configurations. It even glows in the dark!
Ages 8+
Snap Circuits Jr.
With this building toy, young engineers can assemble over 100 different electronic circuit projects with just 30+ electronic parts. Kids can construct working models of a photo sensor, a flashing light, an Adjustable-Volume siren and much more!
Ages 8+
Gears! Gears! Gears! Machines in Motion
Explore a world of building possibilities while developing critical thinking and problem solving skills; turning and spinning gears add a layer of action and interactivity to completed creations.
Ages 5+
Unsolved Case Files
Unsolved Case Files puts you in the place of a student, tasked by the principal, to solve a case of a missing bunny, taken from a 6th grade classroom. Do you think you have what it takes to find out who stole Honey the Bunny and return him safely to the classroom? Unsolved Case Files will let you find out once and for all whether you’re as good as the detectives on TV.
Ages 8+
UV-Flashlight
A UV flashlight generates ultraviolet rays, a light energy that our eyes cannot see. When these ultraviolet rays strike specific items, they may emit a bright glow, a process known as fluorescence. Numerous materials and substances, including paints, dyes, minerals, some animals, and bodily fluids, display this fluorescent property. This means their presence becomes visible only when illuminated by a UV light source.
Rock Tumbler
Rock tumbling is a hugely popular hobby for kids and adults! This robust rock polisher makes it fun and easy to turn rough rocks into beautifully polished stones.
Ages 8+
Board Games (Adult)
Clue
Clue has intrigued generations of game-playing families. Did Colonel Mustard do it in the Lounge with the Revolver? Maybe it was Miss Peacock in the Kitchen with a Rope? Each game provides a fascinating new mystery of foul play to test your ability as a sleuth. The game has unique collectible packaging and the classic gameplay that you know and love, with retro components based on the 1986 edition. Put your sleuthing hat on and take it back to the 80s with Clue!
Ages 8+
3-6 Players
Hunt a Killer: Death at the Dive Bar
Decode ciphers, piece together clues, consider all the evidence and solve the crime. For 1-5 players, 45-60 minute playing time.
Ages 14+
1-5 Players
Mysterium Board Game
This party game has innovative, thrilling and immersive features. It offers cooperation and investigation with an asymmetrical gameplay. While playing the ghost or a medium, you will have fun trying to guess what other players have in their minds! Grab some friends and enter into this strange manor and let yourself be led by your intuition.
Ages 10+
2-7 Players
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Solve mysterious crimes and see if you could handle the job of a true detective in a modern setting! The game includes 5 scenarios for players to solve and high quality game components. Use every tool at your disposal to solve these crimes – consult the Internet, check the facts and constantly learn new clues. You are not playing a detective — you are a detective!
Ages 16+
1-5 Players
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
Players find themselves in a scenario of intrigue and murder, deduction and deception. One player is the Murderer, secretly choosing their weapon and the evidence they leave behind. Another is the Forensic Scientist who holds the key to convicting the criminal but is only able to express their knowledge through analysis of the scene. The rest are investigators, interpreting the clues to solve the crime – and the killer is among them. Investigators must collaborate and use their wits, their hunches, and their keen deductive insight to correctly identify the means of murder and the key evidence to convict the killer.
Ages 14+
4-12 Players
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a cooperative storytelling game that harnesses your imagination and invites you to explore a fantastic world of adventure, where heroes battle monsters, find treasures, and overcome epic quests. This box contains the essentials you need to run a D&D game with a Dungeon Master and one to five adventurers.
Ages 12+
1-5 Players
Hunt a Killer:
Body on the Boardwalk
Decode ciphers, piece together clues, consider all the evidence and solve the crime. For 1-5 players, 45-60 minute playing time.
Ages 14+
1-5 Players
Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge
Put your detective skills to the test as you help Hercule Poirot and work through the clues and evidence to solve the murder of wealthy magnate Harrington Pace.
Ages 14+
2-6 Players