The state-of-the-art Main Library at Goodwood has three floors of books, albums, movies and more to offer, but there’s even more available than most visitors realize.
Between the hardbacks and audio books, there are keys to unlock whole new worlds of enrichment—or to just keep life interesting.
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Whether you’re sprucing up your home for a special guest, dressing a set or just like looking at different pieces of art each week, the library has an array of framed art prints to choose from on seven-day loan. This replica of an O’Keeffe classic is a great way to update your decor for spring.
The Arduino kit comes with a microcontroller, a breadboard, LED lights and buttons, resistors, a potentiometer, a photoresistor, a buzzer and a transistor—in layman’s terms, everything you need to learn the basics of programming hardware. The library also offers two-hour classes at least once a month to learn how to use it.
A one-hour training class is required before you can take home this telescope, but it’s an approachable and user-friendly tool for amateur skygazers. You get a week to use it at home for great views of the moon and bigger planets like Jupiter and Saturn. Classes take place the first Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. and borrowing is on a first-come, first-served basis.
These all-in-one video players streamline the task of keeping kids 8 and under entertained and occupied on the go. With most of the videos adapted from children’s books, it’s basically a handheld storyteller.
Paintings aren’t the only art available on loan. The library also lends out small replicas of famous sculptures, like this midcentury creation by sculptor Walter Hannula. Other sculptures include artifact-like elephants and stone masks.
This article was originally published in the March 2017 issue of 225 Magazine.
