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Library of Things

The Library of Things at the Winnetka Library is a collection of useful items that you can borrow for your home, projects, and adventures. Whether you want to explore new skills or simply try something before buying it, the Library of Things has something for you.


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Picture of a backgammon game in a case

Backgammon is a two-player strategy board game that combines luck and skill, where players race to move all their checkers off the board. 

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Photo of the game Boggle

Boggle is a word search game where players race to find as many words as possible in a grid of lettered cubes within a time limit.

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Photo of Catan the board game

In Catan, players settle a random island, trading resources to build roads, settlements, and cities, while competing to outsmart opponents and avoid setbacks.

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Clue Board Game

Who committed the murder in the mansion? Eliminate the suspects and discover whodunit, with what, and where!

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Codenames game

In Codenames, two teams compete to identify agents using one-word clues from their spymasters, while avoiding the assassin and the opposing team's words.

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Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a quick card game where players draw cards to avoid exploding, using action cards to defuse or skip their turn.

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Giant Checkers Game

Checkers is a strategy game where players move pieces diagonally, capturing opponent’s pieces by jumping over them, aiming to reach the opponent's side of the board.

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Giant Sorry

A strategic and lucky game where players move giant pawns, spin to enter, challenge opponents, and race to get all pawns home first.

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Monopoly

Monopoly is a classic board game where players buy, trade, and develop properties, aiming to bankrupt opponents through strategic investments and property management.

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Qwirkle

Qwirkle Cubes blends strategy and luck as players roll dice to create lines of matching colors or shapes, scoring points while adapting to opponents' moves.

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Scrabble

Scrabble is a classic word game where players create interlocking words on a board using letter tiles to score points based on word length and complexity.

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Sequence

Play a card, place a chip, and block opponents in this strategy game—get five in a row for a SEQUENCE, but watch out for wild Jacks!

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Taboo

Taboo is a fast-paced game where players describe words without forbidden terms, avoiding the buzzer, as teams race to guess the most cards and win.

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Ticket To Ride

Players collect train car cards to claim railway routes across North America, with the first player to complete 6 routes winning the game.

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Trash Pandas

Trash is treasure in this lively card game! Collect leftovers, raid rivals' trash, and outwit Doggos to stash the most trash and win!

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Wits & Wagers

Wits & Wagers Family Edition is the fun, award-winning party game where guessing and betting on answers makes everyone a winner—no trivia knowledge needed!

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