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Libraries Services Survey

Library of Things

Libraries of Things!

Help MBLC Build its new Consumer Portal. Tell us about your Library of Things.

Identify the types of Things that you have in your collection, where users can find out more, and what users should know ahead of time.

Your Library Type(Required)

Tell us your library type so we can help you find your library from the correct list.

Public

Academic

School

Special

Your Library [Public](Required)

Pick your library. The list is ordered by municipality then library name.

Your Library [Academic](Required)

Pick your library. The list is ordered by institution, then library name

Your Library [School](Required)

Pick your library. The list is ordered by school name. (Schools beginning with "The" are found under "T").

Your Library [Special](Required)

Pick your library.

Email us at answers@mblc.state.ma.us if you were unable to find your library in the above list.

Your Name(Required)

For admin purposes only. Will not appear in public view.

First Last

Your Email(Required)

In case we have questions. Will not appear in public view.

Link to Your Library of Things

If you have a specific page for users to get started using your library of things, enter it here. This could be on your website, or a link right into your library catalog that is specific to your collection of things.

Categorizing Things Across the State

Select as many categories from the list below as match Things in your collection. You'll be able to add additional types of Things in the next question.

Categories of Things(Required)

Disability Technologies

Dolls

DVD, Blue Ray Players, Projectors

e-readers

Early Literacy / Learning Kits

Energy Meters

Fishing Equipment

Fitness

Games: Board, Card

Games: Outdoor, Lawn

Gardening Tools

Literacy / ESOL Kits

Media Sticks: Roku, Amazon Fire

Metal Detectors

Microscopes

Musical Instruments

Nature: Birdwatching

Needlework Kits: Crochet, Knitting, Looms, Sewing

Park Passes

Puzzles

Recording Equipment

Robots

Safety Equipment

Science and STEAM Kits

Seed Lending

Telescopes

Tools

Travel

VCR/VHS Players

Video Game Consoles

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

Walkie Talkies

Wi-Fi Hotspots

Things that Don't Fit Our Categories

Please list any Things from your collection that you feel don’t fit the above categories.

General Notes for Users

Briefly describe any special features, restrictions, or borrowing rules of which patrons should be aware.

Thank you for helping us build a new Consumer Portal to better serve Massachusetts residents.

The MBLC is the state library agency, founded in 1890, with the statutory authority and responsibility to organize, develop, coordinate, and improve library services throughout the Commonwealth.

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