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Books, movies, music, and audiobooks are not the only items you can check out from the Library! Check out a Yoto Player, microscope, clock, drawing board, board games, or one of the electronic devices listed on our Beyond Books page!

Yoto Players

The Library has Yoto Player bundles and story card packs available for patrons to check out. Yoto players are screen-free audiobook players that use story cards to play content.

Yoto Player and Story Card Pack Information:

  • Yoto Player bundles come with a player and a variety of pre-downloaded story cards. The story cards included with these players should NOT be downloaded to your own Yoto Player.
  • Story Card packs that come in the black envelopes without players can only be downloaded to a patron’s personal Yoto Player. They should NOT be downloaded to library-owned players.
  • When downloading a card from the Story Card pack to your personal player, your Yoto Player must be connected to WiFi.

Yoto Player and Story Card Pack Checkout Limitations:

  • These devices may only be checked out by patrons holding Mahomet Library cards.
  • You may check the Yoto Player bundle or Story Card pack out for one week.
  • There are no renewals.
  • You may place one hold at a time on a player or story card pack.
  • You may only check out ONE Yoto Player bundle OR Story Card Pack PER HOUSEHOLD at a time.

Find a Yoto Player or story card pack in our catalog and check availability here.

Botley, the Coding Robot 2.0

Learn to code through screen-free play! Make Botley move in six directions, put on a light show, or code by color.

Robot Checkout Limitations:

  • The robot may only be checked out by patrons holding Mahomet Library cards.
  • You may check the robot out for one week.
  • There are no renewals.
  • You may place a hold on the robot.
  • You may only check out ONE Children’s Library of Things learning device PER HOUSEHOLD at a time.

Find Botley 2.0 in our catalog and check availability here.

Talking Microscope

Explore the Magic of the Microscopic world with 20 slides packed with amazing images of bugs, plants, and more!

Microscope Checkout Limitations:

  • The microscope may only be checked out by patrons holding Mahomet Library cards.
  • You may check the microscope out for one week.
  • There are no renewals.
  • You may place a hold on the microscope.
  • You may only check out ONE Children’s Library of Things learning device PER HOUSEHOLD at a time.
Find it in our Catalog

Learn to Tell Time! Clock Kit

Practice telling time with our Turn & Tell clock!

Clock Kit Checkout Limitations:

  • The clock may only be checked out by patrons holding Mahomet Library cards.
  • You may check the clock out for one week.
  • There are no renewals.
  • You may place a hold on the clock.
  • You may only check out ONE Children’s Library of Things learning device PER HOUSEHOLD at a time.

Find the clock kit in our catalog and check availability here.

Trace & Write Board

Practice writing with our Trace & Write Alphabet Center!

Trace & Write Checkout Limitations:

  • The Trace & Write may only be checked out by patrons holding Mahomet Library cards.
  • You may check the Trace & Write out for one week.
  • There are no renewals.
  • You may place a hold on the Trace & Write.
  • You may only check out ONE Children’s Library of Things learning device PER HOUSEHOLD at a time.

Find the Trace & Write in our catalog and check availability here.