Checkout 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.
Visit the information services desk in the locations listed below for more information and to borrow items.
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 or Music Library.
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/Blu-ray drives and headphones
External CD/DVD/Blu-ray drives and headphones are available for checkout at the following desks:
- Hatcher North
- Shapiro Lobby
- Music Library
- Fine Arts Library
- Taubman Health Sciences Library
- Art, Architecture and Engineering 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.
Laptop locks
Secure your stuff! We have a limited number of laptop locks in the Shapiro Lobby and Art, Architecture and Engineering Library.
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.
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.