Post #3120446

2024-01-29 15:14 UTC

@shapr@recurse.social Not sure about APIs but most libraries in the eastern part of the state are part of the Minuteman system, which definitely gets you access to several neighboring towns including (but not limited to) #Cambridge, #Somerville, and #Arlington. Also Medford has a totally dope Library of Things where you can get all kinds of neat stuff - we just checked out a #playstation and we’ve previously borrowed a dehydrator. Also household tools, drills, kill-o-watts, craft tools, board and video games, kitchen equipment ✨ and much more ✨ EDIT: and I didn’t even mention the #makerspace with 3D printers, laser cutters, and sewing machines. #Medford #PublicLibrary is SICK.

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@shapr@recurse.social 2024-01-29 15:21

@swachter@toot.boston Thanks, I hadn't heard of the minuteman system, and I will investigate the library of things!

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@jessamyn@glammr.us 2024-01-29 21:02

@swachter@toot.boston @shapr@recurse.social As someone who grew up within Minuteman Library Network, can confirm. I haven't looked through these at all but there are some Github resources from Boston Public which might be worth poking around in. https://github.com/boston-library

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@oskoo@mecha.garden 2024-01-31 00:34

@swachter@toot.boston @shapr@recurse.social Reading this is making me super jealous. Of course, I'm sure there's more available to me than I realize if I look hard enough.

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@yashasolutions@mastodon.social 2024-02-17 04:50

@swachter@toot.boston @shapr@recurse.social wow, that feel like a library on steroids... Here I get most books from the library... They have old ones even (500 years old latin dictionary anyone?) But the most modern stuff might be some DVDs...

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