Check Out Special Items and Equipment

Sometimes unexpected needs come up while you’re at the library. We keep a variety of special items and equipment available for checkout. Unless otherwise noted, these items have a 4-hour loan period.

Visit the information services desk in the locations listed below for more information and to borrow items.

We also have specialized technology at various library locations, many of which support using specific material formats.

Adapters and cables

If you need an adapter to connect your device to a display, we might have what you need in the Shapiro Lobby.

Bike pumps

Got a flat? We have bike pumps for checkout in Hatcher North, Hatcher South, the Shapiro Lobby, and the Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library.

CD/DVD drives and headphones

External CD/DVD drives and headphones are available for checkout at the following desks:

Hatcher North
Shapiro Lobby
Art, Architecture and Engineering Library
Fine Arts Library
Music Library
Taubman Health Sciences Library

Computer labs in our library buildings provide computers with built-in disc drives.

Kill A Watt meters

Monitor your electricity usage with a Kill A Watt meter. Available in Hatcher North, Askwith Media Library, and Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library as a 1-week loan.

Laptop chargers

Get your battery back into the green! Laptop chargers (provided by Central Student Government) are available at the following desks:

Hatcher North
Shapiro Lobby
Art, Architecture and Engineering Library
Fine Arts Library
Music Library
Taubman Health Sciences Library

Laptop locks

Secure your stuff. We have a limited number of laptop locks in the Shapiro Lobby and Art, Architecture and Engineering Library as a 1-day loan.

Phone chargers

Portable phone chargers with USB-C and iPhone connectors are available in the Shapiro Lobby.

Seeds

Our Seed Library offers free seeds to the community. Grab packets from the Design-o-Matic vending machine in the PIE Space on the first floor of the Shapiro Library.

Sensory kits

Overwhelmed and needing sensory relief? Our sensory kits meet a variety of sensory needs and promote focus. Kits include a wobble seat cushion, noise-canceling headphones, a breathing guide light, light sensitivity glasses, magnet putty, a hand roller, an hourglass bubble timer, a fidget spinner, Nee-Doh, a tangle toy, and a bag of fidget toys made in the Duderstadt Center Design Lab.

Kit items are cleaned regularly and we provide scentless sanitizing wipes. Available in the Shapiro Lobby and Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library as a 1-day loan.

Weighted lap pads

Weighted lap pads provide pressure and help you focus. Weighing 7 pounds, these wipe-clean lap pads are available for checkout separate from our sensory kits, but feel free to check out both to meet multiple sensory needs.

Lap pads are cleaned regularly. Available in the Shapiro Lobby and Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library as a 1-day loan.