Webster Public Library offers many different types of unique library items that you can borrow with your library card. Our unique items are perfect for trying out something new at little to no cost to you!
Book Discussion Kits
Book Discussion Kits have everything you need to lead a great book discussion! Each kit contains eight copies of a title and eight book discussion guides with information about the book and author, questions for discussion, and information for further reading. Book Discussion Kits can be found across from the Information Desk. All kits can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist.
Blu-Ray Players, CD Players, & DVD Players
Want to watch a movie on a DVD or a Blu-Ray disc but don’t have a DVD or Blu-Ray player? Or want to listen to music on a CD but don’t have a CD player? Webster Public Library has portable DVD players, portable CD players, and Blu-Ray players you can borrow! Portable DVD players and Blu-Ray players can be borrowed for two weeks. Portable CD players can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist.
To borrow any player, grab the designated card on the counter across from the Checkout Desk. Then, give the card to a staff member at the Checkout Desk to check out the actual player. Stop in to borrow one!
Empire Passes & V.I.P. Passes – Free or Discounted Admission
Empire Passes grant free admission to hundreds of New York State Parks. With your Monroe County library card, stop into the library and check out an Empire Pass. Then, bring the Empire Pass to a participating NYS park and enjoy free admission to the great outdoors! Very Important Places (V.I.P.) Passes provide a discount to Monroe County’s arts and cultural treasures. With your Monroe County library card, stop into the library and check out a V.I.P. Pass for a participating museum or arts organization. Then, bring the V.I.P. Pass to the venue and enjoy discounted admissions or ticket purchases!
At Webster Public Library, Empire Passes and V.I.P. Passes can be borrowed for one week. To borrow an Empire Pass or V.I.P. Pass, grab a designated card on the counter across from the Checkout Desk. Then, give the card to a staff member at the Checkout Desk to check out the actual pass.
Experience Kits – Try Out a New Hobby or Gadget
Webster Public Library’s Experience Kits are unique items that can be borrowed and used outside of the library to try out a new hobby or gadget. Some of our kits include: a telescope, snowshoes, a knitting kit, a photo scanner, cake pans, and many more items. For the current list of Experience Kits, please read our handout linked to the button below.
To borrow an Experience Kit, grab a designated card on the counter across from the Checkout Desk. Then, give the card to a staff member at the Checkout Desk to check out the actual item. All Experience Kits can be borrowed for one week.
Happy Lights – LED Light Therapy Lamps
Need a sunshine boost during the dark days of the winter? We have “happy lights,” also known as LED light therapy lamps! To borrow a happy light, grab a designated card on the counter across from the Checkout Desk. Then, give the card to a staff member at the Checkout Desk to check out the actual item. All happy lights can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist.
Kindle Fires
Try out reading on a Kindle Fire without spending any money! We have Kindle Fires for adults (ages 18+) preloaded with adult books, for teens (grades 6 – 12) preloaded with teen books, and for children (birth – grade 2) preloaded with children’s books.
To borrow a Kindle Fire, grab a designated card on the counter across from the Checkout Desk (for adults), in the Media section next to the Teen Room (for teens), and on the desk in the Children’s Room (for children). Then, give the card to a staff member at the Checkout Desk to check out the actual Kindle Fire. All Kindle Fires can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist.
Seed Library – Borrow Seeds, then Bring Back Seeds to Share
We have a Seed Library, located near our item exchanges inside the library. Our Seed Library is open in the spring through the early fall, and closes during the winter months. However, seed donations are accepted all year round! Seeds are free to “checkout” from the library. We ask that a portion of the seeds you save be returned back to our seed library, to keep the library self-sustaining. For more information, please read our handout linked to the button below.
Storytime At-Home Kits
Webster Public Library’s Storytime At-Home Kits are backpacks filled with items and books themed around an early learning topic (ex: the zoo, shapes, feelings). These kits are geared towards ages 0-5. Storytime At-Home Kits can be found hanging on the “fence” outside of the Early Learning Center/Storytime Room. All Storytime At-Home Kits can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist.
Subject Kits – Math & Science Lessons in a Bag!
Webster Public Library’s Subject Kits are bags filled with items and books themed around a science or math topic (ex: reptiles, decimals, hurricanes and tornadoes, food/nutrition). These kits are geared towards school-aged kids. Subject Kits can be found hanging on a rack in the Children’s Room. All Subject Kits can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist.
Wi-Fi Hotspots
Wi-Fi hotspots can provide you with Wi-Fi access wherever you need it! Our Wi-Fi hotspots can be borrowed for three weeks and can be renewed twice if there is no waitlist. To borrow a hotspot at the Webster Public Library, grab a designated card on the counter across from the Checkout Desk. Then, give the card to a staff member at the Checkout Desk to check out the actual item.
Webpage updated: September 4, 2026