Create, Play, Learn at Home (Lending Kits)
Create, Play, Learn at Home!
Experiment and explore with our collection of robotic, educational and digital converter kits available to borrow.
Library members can borrow kits from the “Create, Play, Learn at Home” collection for a period of 2 weeks.
Bobovr Z4 Virtual Reality headset
Kits
Dash robot
Dash is a real robot, charged and ready to play out of the box. Responding to voice, navigating objects, dancing, and singing, Dash is the robot you always dreamed of having. Use Wonder, Blockly, and other apps to create new behaviors for Dash ? doing more with robotics than ever possible.
Edison V2.0 Robot
Learn about robots and programming with this Lego compatible robot. When Edison drives over a special barcode, pre-programmed functions like 'avoid obstacles' or 'follow a line' are activated, perfect for beginners.
LEGO Boost Kit
Combine the versatile LEGO building system with advanced technology to boost your creativity with the awesome LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox. Download the free tablet app to your device and follow the step-by-step instructions to build and code any of the 5 multifunctional models
Makey Makey
Kits
Using the Makey Makey you can make anything into a key just by connecting a few alligator clips. The Makey Makey Classic by JoyLabz is an invention kit that tricks your computer into thinking that almost anything is a keyboard. This allows you to hook up all kinds of fun things as an input. For example, play Mario with a Play-Doh keyboard or piano with fruit!
Micro:bit By BBC
A pocket-sized codeable computer to make all sorts of robots and musical instruments. It comes with motion detection, a built-in compass, and Bluetooth to interact with other devices and the internet. For ages 11+
Ozobot 2.0 Bit (Crystal White)
This small robot is simple and intuitive for beginners and also has highly programmable and versatile functions to satisfy the most experienced tinker. Ozobot can be controlled by drawing lines and colour segments or using a block-based programming editor available free online.
QPIX Photo Standalone Film and Print Scanner and Slide Converter
The QPIX Photo Stand Alone Film and Print Scanner allows you to convert your photos, negatives and slides to digital formats right away. It has a 5.1 megapixel image sensor which scans your physical photos to digital and saves them directly to an SD card with no computer required.
Raspberry Pi 4 kit
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and to learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python.
Ryze Tello Drone
Whether you’re at a park, in the office, or hanging out at home, you can always take off and experience the world from exciting new perspectives. Tello has two antennas that make video transmission extra stable and a high-capacity battery that offers impressively long flight times.
Snap-on 80 Project Electronic Kit
Totally snap-on for ease of construction. Features 80 projects which demonstrate various theories of electronics. A great educational tool for primary age school students that will stimulate their neural pathways as they read and construct an array of devices that use circuits, switches, electric motors, LEDs and more!
Sony USB Output Turntable. Vinyl converter
Kits
Borrow this turntable kit from the library to convert your vinyl records onto a USB in MP3 format.