New Items
KDL Camping Extras
A grab bag of handy odds and ends for camping - including a dry sack, stuff sacks, a flashlight, paracord, and a compass.
KDL Stargazing Binoculars Kit
Includes binoculars (reviewed as being good for spotting galaxies), a guidebook, and tripod.
KDL Trekking Poles
Pair of REI Trekking Poles, used for hiking or walking to reduce fatigue and increase balance over rough terrain.
Other new items
More new items
KDL External CD/DVD Drive
A read/write external DVD/CD drive for Mac and Windows.
KDL Metal Detector
A beginner metal detector with four settings for Field, Park, Beach, and All Metal so you can get to treasure hunting.
Mahjong Set
A classic mahjong set with ivory-colored tiles, a mat (both in each carrying bag) with A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg.
Beyond Books items are usually chosen for the collection due to their high cost. You can take these items home with you just as you would one of our books.
Most items can be transferred to branches besides their home locations, unless noted below. To place an item on hold, use the links below, call us at 616-784-2007, or make the request in person when you visit one of our branches.
All Beyond Books Items
- 8mm & Super 8 Film to Digital Converter
- Adjustable Bookstand with Removable Booklight
- Air Quality Monitor
- Bluetooth Gamepad
- Blu-Ray Player
- Borescope (wireless inspection camera)
- Camping Extras (dry sack, stuff sacks, flashlight, paracord, compass)
- EMF Meter
- External CD/DVD Drive
- Film and Slide Scanner
- GoPro Cameras
- Green Cross Line Laser kit
- Green Screen and Umbrella Lighting Kit — Must be picked up from and returned to Cascade only
- iPad (32 GB)
- Kill a Watt EZ Meter
- Majhong Set
- Metal Detector
- Nature Watching Backpacks (includes binoculars, guidebook, bird observation field notebook, magnifying glass, flashlight)
- Nintendo Switch game consoles
- Nintendo Switch Ring Fit Adventure (includes game cartridge, Ringcon, and leg strap - does not include Switch console)
- OrCam MyEye 3 and OrCam Stand
- OrCam Read 3 and OrCam Stand
- OrCam Read 5 and OrCam Stand
- Portable Digital Video Magnifier
- Portable Projector and Screen Kit
- Portable Turntables — Must be picked up from and returned to Amy Van Andel Library (Ada), Cascade, East Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood, Plainfield, Krause Memorial (Rockford), and Wyoming Branches
- Playstation 5 Access Controller and Adaptive Gaming Kit
- Radon Detector
- Reading Pen
- Silent Disco (set of 50 silent sound system headphones and accessories) - Must be picked up from and returned to Kentwood and Plainfield Branches
- Sony PlayStation VR kit (includes vr camera, controllers, processor, headset - does not include PlayStation console)
- Stargazing binoculars
- Stud Finder
- Thermal Camera
- Tire Inflator
- Trekking Poles
- Ukuleles
- Video to Digital Film Converter
- WiFi Mobile Hotspots (and extra Express Hotspots at specific branches)
- Xbox Adaptive Controller and Gaming Kit
- Xbox Adaptive Controller and Gaming Kit with Converter
Sign Up for a Library Card Online
How To Get Them
To check out an item, you will need
- A KDL library card
- To be 18 years or older
- To have a library card in good standing (under $20 in fines)
- To agree to a Borrower’s Agreement to acknowledge your responsibility for the item
Details
- Items check out for three weeks.
- Most can be renewed if there are no holds (no one waiting).
- They must be returned to staff before the library closes on the day they are due at any KDL location, excepting the items noted above (see "All Beyond Books Items") which must be returned to the location from which they were borrowed.