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EARLY LITERACY LIBRARY OF THINGS

ACTIVE LEARNING

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $1.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.
Colorful Crawl Tunnel
Colorful Crawl TunnelThis Baby crawl tunnel helps develop arm and leg muscles and gross motor skills. Excellent for sensory processing disorders, ADHD and other developmental issues.
Field Day Kit
Field Day KitThis outdoor games set is is ideal for any family event, party, school sports day, or carnival. Suitable for kids, teens and adults, these games can get everyone involved in the fun and promote hand-eye coordination and teamwork.
Parachute
ParachuteSimply un-fold the parachute from the provided carry-bag and let the fun begin. Play Parachutes teach turn-taking and cooperation among children and encourage cooperative play while building upper-body strength in a fun way.
Stomp Rocket
Stomp Rocket"Stomp® on the Launch Pad and a blast of air propels the Stomp Rocket® over 200 feet in the air!" -- Stomprocket.com.

CRICUT MACHINES

CRICUT EXPLORE 3

Cricut Explore 3 is a smart cutting machine that can be used to cut 100+ different materials including cardstock, vinyl, iron-on, glitter paper, bonded fabric and Smart Materials. Cricut Explore 3 requires access to the Cricut Design Space app (free to download).

  • Cricut Explore 3 is available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 1 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Does not include any craft materials; patron will need to provide their own.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Cricut Explore 3 availability

A photo of a Cricut Explore 3 smart cutting machine

CRICUT JOY

Cricut Joy is a compact smart cutting machine that can be used for cutting, writing, and drawing. Cricut Joy requires access to the Cricut Design Space app (free to download).

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 1 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Does not include any craft materials; patron will need to provide their own.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Cricut Joy Availability

A photo of a Cricut Joy smart cutting machine.

CRICUT JOY XTRA

Cricut Joy Xtra is a compact smart cutting machine that can be used for cutting, writing, and drawing. The Cricut Joy Xtra is slightly larger than the Cricut Joy, but still small and portable. Cricut Joy Xtra requires access to the Cricut Design Space app (free to download).

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 1 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Does not include any craft materials; patron will need to provide their own.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Cricut Joy Xtra Availability

Photo of a Cricut Joy Xtra machine

KIDS' SEWING MACHINES

KIDS SEWING MACHINE: MAGICFLY

Magicfly Mini Sewing Machine is a dual speed, portable sewing machine for beginners. 

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 1 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Kids Sewing Machine: Magicfly availability

Photo of a Magicfly brand mini sewing machine.

KIDS MINI MULTIFUNCTIONAL HOUSEHOLD SEWING MACHINE

This sewing machine is small, portable and ideal for simple projects.

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 1 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Kids Mini Sewing Machine availability

Photo of a mini sewing machine.

LAUNCHPADS

Launchpads are learning tablets pre-loaded with educational apps, videos, games, and more! 

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Households are limited to checking out 1 Launchpad at a time.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Launchpad availability.


MATH GAMES

  • Available on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $0.10 per day for Counting Bears and Decimal Math Cubes. Late fees are $1.00 per day for Math Manipulatives Kit.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.
Counting Bears
Counting BearsThis colorful, fun, and educational stem game provides your child hours of entertainment. With basic play, your child can easily learn color recognition, math skills, sorting abilities, and hand-eye coordination while igniting clever and imaginative play.
Decimal Math Cubes
Math Decimal Set/Math CubesMade for small hands, these colorful counting cubes help children learn place value, number concepts, logical thinking, addition, subtraction, model position, and model reorganization.
Math Manipulatives Kit
Math Manipulatives KitPerfect for home school or Kindergarten, these manipulatives are one of the easiest ways to teach children the basics of counting and sorting, exploring patterns and number sense, and telling time. The versatile manipulatives provided in this kit, along with the activity guide, provide young children hands-on learning of essential math skills all in one place.

OSMO KITS

Osmo kits are educational gaming systems that work with your iPad (iPad not included) and game apps to transform the physical space in front of the iPad into a digital game board.

  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $1.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Osmo availablility in the library catalog


PUZZLES

  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Late fees are $0.10 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Browse the Floor Puzzle collection in the library catalog



READ ALONGS

Read along books come with an integrated audio player that plays an audio recording of the book complete with page turn signals.

  • Read along books can be found in the Children's Library between the junvenile music CDs and the juvenile periodicals.
  • Households are limited to checking out 6 read along books at a time.

Browse the Read Along collection in the library catalog

Photo of an open book with headphones.

SECKTON UPGRADE KIDS SELFIE CAMERA

This is a portable digital video camera with a dual-camera configuration for taking selfies. 

  • Available for a 1 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Camera availability

Photo of a Seckton Upgrade Kids Selfie Camera

YOTO CARDS AND PLAYER

YOTO PLAYER

Yoto Mini is a screen-free audio player for kids.

  • This device plays story cards which can be checked out separately.
  • Yoto Players must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Households are limited to checking out 1 Yoto Player at a time.
  • Late fees are $5.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Check Yoto Player availability

Photo of a Yoto Mini Player

YOTO CARDS

  • Yoto Cards require a Yoto Player, which can be checked out separately.
  • Must be checked out by a Provo City Library cardholder in good standing.
  • Available for a 3 week checkout from the Circulation Help Desk on a first-come/first-served basis and can be placed on hold through the library catalog.
  • Households are limited to checking out 1 Yoto Card Pack at a time.
  • Late fees are $1.00 per day.
  • Return to the Circulation Help Desk.

Browse the Yoto Card collection in the library catalog