Ann Arbor Times

Ann Arbor District Library issued the following announcement on Sept 3.

Good News Everyone! AADL's industry-leading Tools Collection is now available for request! Most tools go out for 1 week (with a few extended loan tools, such as sewing machines and telescopes) and can be renewed one time if there are no outstanding requests on that item.

You can request tools for pickup at any location, with the exception of a few oversize tools, like Guitars, or Giant Connect Four, which can only be requested for Downtown Pickup.

Thanks to those of you who have used our experimental Tools Event Bookings! We are winding down the experiment for the Winter while we use what we've learned to build a new Tools Event Booking system that will be easier to use. We will stop accepting new Tools Event Booking requests on September 30, and Event Bookings won't be available for dates after October 31st. The service will be back in the spring with a much easier process and the ability to see your bookings from your My Account page.

Don't forget that you can freeze any request, including requests for Tools, so if you are hoping to get your hands on a Tool for an event over the Winter, request it now and freeze it; you'll likely be near the top of the queue when you're ready for it! Just like other items, you'll still move up the queue while your tools request is frozen.

You will still have a chance of finding tools on the shelves! We'll still have Express Shelf copies of popular tools; just like Express Shelf Books or Movies, these copies can't be renewed and don't fill requests.

Thanks for your patience as we've experimented with circulating these items; we're thrilled to expand this service. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns, and thanks for using your library!

Original source here.