This kit was designed for small and rural libraries and cultural heritage organizations that want to create digital collections without the expense of buying and maintaining equipment. Kit contents are meant for use by the borrowing institution, and not intended to be checked out to individual patrons.

The equipment contained in the Video Conversion Kit allows for the creation of access copies of VHS and DVD video content, suitable for display on the web for greater visibility, and to minimize the need to handle and play from the original analog format, thus prolonging its life.

This kit was designed for small and rural libraries who want to hold an inexpensive, STEM-based egg drop program. These activities and programs can be scaled for all ages and group sizes. Participants can go solo or form teams. The egg drop challenge is a classic science experiment. Through it, children and young adults can experience abstract scientific concepts such as prototyping, motion and forces, energy transfer, the properties of materials,...

This kit is intended to be a starting point for libraries to reach and support LGBTQ+ patrons and members of their community. It includes several books for both adults and children, activities and programs for LGBTQ+ people including sharing their story, engaging and dialoguing with the community, and receiving resource lists and information about local services.There are also several activities for those who are not LGBTQ+. Learn new ideas for starting...