Arthur was right: Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card
Three years ago Megan Waugh started taking her family to Bristol Public Library in Bristol, Indiana. Before long, they fell into a routine: Her kids would pick out their books in the manga section while she waited by a cluster of tables the library set up for group discussions and meetings. Last December, while she was waiting for her daughter, Waugh noticed a shelf in the corner. Instead of the expected books, magazines, and newspapers libraries loan out, this shelf was lined with cake pans.
It may seem incongruous for libraries to loan items that aren’t books or media, but the practice is actually in line with many public libraries’ missions of fostering learning. Giving their patrons access to physical materials like cake pans, along with written materials like cookbooks, helps libraries knock down many of the barriers patrons face when learning a new skill.
Thanks to the advent of the “sharing economy,” people are more receptive to borrowing items rather than purchasing them. Rent the Runway made borrowing luxury clothes commonplace, and furniture rental companies like Feather and Fernish haveas a sustainable and appealing alternative to ownership. “It’s a lot easier now to find people who want to share things together because of various sharing economy platforms and apps,” Robison says. “Libraries have tapped into that.
Albano bought a few cake pans from Amazon to help round out the library’s collection, and now Harborfields Public Library patrons can choose from a list of 20 cake pans, including a “Bake’n Fill” pan, a teddy bear-shaped pan, and a Barbie brand pan. The most popular pans are those designed for a specific occasion or based on popular children’s characters. Albano says that the pans shaped like numbers are in high demand, not to be outshone by Elmo.
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