The Library of Things is a fantastic resource free to anyone in Marin who holds a library card. Want to try a new hobby but not sure you are ready to commit? Check out a ukulele, pickleball set, or birdwatching backpack. Want to fill the blank space on your walls with works by local artists? Visit the Inverness, Corte Madera, Marin City, Point Reyes or South Novato branches to borrow one for up to four weeks. The one above is Marin Hills in the Spring by artist Nancy Nichols, available at the Point Reyes Library.
If you want to spend more time in the great outdoors you can check out California State Park passes and bring along trekking poles, binoculars, even portable solar panels. If it's culture you are after you can find discounted tickets for museums, zoos, theatres and more.
San Anselmo has a thermal camera where you can check for hot and cold spots in your home and several branches have portable induction cooktops you can check out to try. There's so much more! Libraries! So much more than books!
