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"Here’s a short but by no means comprehensive list of items that patrons of
Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine, can check out for free: A dumpling
steamer. Cannoli-making tubes. A ukulele. A heated leg massager. A Happy
Birthday sign. Easels. A foam ax throwing game. A KitchenAid mixer, in chrome
or red.
Mary Gerber, a retired schoolteacher, borrowed hula hoops and a cornhole game
for her son’s 2022 backyard wedding, and, more recently, a spiralizer for her
homegrown zucchini. Betty McNally, a retired bookkeeper, routinely borrows a
loom and a drop spindle to hand-spin yarn. In late July, she checked out a root
slayer to tackle the overly abundant hostas in her yard. She’d had it on hold,
because there was a waiting list.
“It feels revolutionary,” Ms. McNally said. “I’m not buying it and storing it
and the great thing is it’s really useful but I’m probably only going to use it
once or twice. This way, other people can use it. It’s perfection.”"
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Via David Byrne at
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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