Teen Library of Things

Borrow Fun. Discover Hobbies. Try Something New!

The Teen Library of Things is here to help you do more with your library card. Beyond books, teens can check out items that inspire creativity, encourage play, and make trying something new easier.

Want to learn to sew? Challenge your friends to a table tennis match? Practice your pickleball skills? We’ve got something for you!

Current items available include:

Table tennis set
Table tennis set
Sewing Machine with instruction books.
Sewing machine



Pickleball net
Pickleball net
Pickleball bag with balls
Pickleball bag with paddles and balls

Coming soon:
🎶 Record player
💿 CD player

Why buy when you can borrow? Stop by the Youth Library and check out something new!

X. TEEN LIBRARY OF THINGS COLLECTION Adopted: August 21, 2025, updated 10/16/2025

Get creative and learn new skills without the price tag! Use your library card to check out equipment with the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library TEEN Library of Things Collection.
Guidelines for Borrowing, Use, and Liability

  • The TEEN Library of Things Collection is available to customers aged 14 and up. Teens 13 and under may borrow a kit; however, a parent must be present, and the material will need to be checked out on the parent or guardian adult’s card only.
  • Borrowers must have current contact information on their library card and a Library account in good standing.
  • All kits in the Library of Things Collection have a loan period of three (3) weeks and will automatically renew up to one (1) time.
  • The Kits in the Library of Things can be reserved or placed on hold for library accounts in good standing at the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library.
  • The Kits in the Library of Things will not be loaned or sent in delivery to other Missouri Evergreen libraries.
  • Only one kit in the Library of Things Collection may be checked out on an account at one time.
  • All kits from the Library of Things Collection must be returned to the Lillian DesMarias Youth Circulation Desk during business hours, NOT the book drops. Please do not return these kits to the Main Branch.
  • Kits in the Library of Things Collection are checked out as a full set, not individual books or items, by the library staff.
  • All materials need to be returned with the set before it will be checked in.
  • The account holder is responsible for all items included in the kit from the Library of Things Collection. As such, the borrower or parent/ guardian of the borrower will be responsible for replacement costs should any items be returned damaged or missing, and due to neglect or abuse.
    o In kits where a piece is pivotal for the kit to function, the replacement cost of the whole kit is required. The library staff will inform the borrower or parent/guardian of the borrower of any charges to their account.
    o A list of the replacement costs of Things is maintained by the Library and is available upon request.
    o The responsibility to protect against loss is the borrower’s or parent/guardian of the borrower.
  • As with any item from the kits from the Library of Things and all other library materials, use care when handling and packing.
  • Return kits from the Library of Things Collection in the condition it was borrowed: clean and with all parts and components.