{"id":23201,"date":"2020-11-06T19:59:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T19:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/burlington-public-library-now-allows-people-to-borrow-electronic-devices\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T20:04:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T20:04:54","slug":"burlington-public-library-now-allows-people-to-borrow-electronic-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/burlington\/burlington-public-library-now-allows-people-to-borrow-electronic-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Burlington Public Library now allows people to borrow electronic devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Along with the thousands of books and DVDs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/burlington.bibliocommons.com\/v2\/search?custom_edit=false&amp;query=-title%3A%28c-pen%29+-title%3A%28chrome+book%29+-title%3A%28macbook%29+-title%3A%28voice%29+-title%3A%28headphones%29+-title%3A%28burner%29+-title%3A%28touch%29+-title%3A%28hdmi%29+formatcode%3A%28DEVICE+%29&amp;searchType=bl&amp;suppress=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlington Public Library is allowing people to borrow devices<\/a> as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visitors can borrow electronic devices such as iPads, Fitbits, Kill-A-Watt electricity usage monitors, and Launchpads from branches of the Burlington Public Library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great news <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BurlON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BurlON<\/a>, you can now borrow devices including iPads, Fitbits, and LaunchPads! Place a hold on devices here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W5byuriTYk\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/W5byuriTYk<\/a>). You can also borrow Kill-A-Watt electricity usage monitors (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WnxWwr8OGg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/WnxWwr8OGg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vYZ64g4MVB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vYZ64g4MVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Burlington Public Library (@BurlOnLibrary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurlOnLibrary\/status\/1323633622612627456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To rent a device, it is encouraged that interested people visit the BPL website and search for the item they&#8217;re looking to borrow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then, the device can be placed on hold using a BPL login and library card.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once the device is available, the library will contact you through phone or email to let you know that it&#8217;s ready to borrow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit a branch that is open for limited walk-in library services. Visitors are limited to spending only an hour in the library in order to keep others safe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although the library cannot guarantee the safe sanitation of all their items, all returned items stay in quarantine for 72 hours with devices also being wiped with a cloth and cleaning spray.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn more on the Burlington Public Library <a href=\"https:\/\/burlington.bibliocommons.com\/item\/show\/1127705148?active_tab=summarized_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Along with the thousands of books and DVDs, the Burlington Public Library is allowing people to borrow devices as well. 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