The library is for more than just books! You can check out a variety of other items, free with your library card.
Activity Bags
Bags centered around different themes to promote learning and literacy. Available for checkout for 3 weeks.
American Girl Dolls
You can check out American Girl Dolls at the library! We have various dolls to choose from, and each one comes with clothing and accessories. Dolls can be checked out for 1 week and are limited to 1 per family. Most dolls have a waitlist so put one on hold today to be in line.
Bird Watching Kits
This kit contains items needed to explore the fascinating world of birds, butterflies, and the moon. From Audubon of Kansas.
Board Games
We have almost 200 board games for your next game night! From causal games to party games, strategy to family, we have lots to choose from. Board Games can be checked out for 1 week and there is a limit of 1 game per card.
Cake Pans
We have over 100 cake pans available for checkout for any occasion. Cake pans can be checked out for 3 weeks.
Daylight Lamps
Daylight lamps are a tool to ensure you get enough daylight, especially in the winter months when there is a lack of sunlight for most of the day. You can check out a daylight lamp for 1 week.
Disc Golf Kits
To coincide with the Andover Central Park disc golf course, you can check out disc golf kits at the library!
Each disc golf kit includes 3 discs (a putter, a mid-range, and a driver), a map of Andover Central Park disc golf course, and rules of the game instruction sheet. You can check out a disc golf kit for 1 week.
Museum Passes
We offer 4 different Museum Passes for checkout: Botanica, Wichita Art Museum, Sedwick County Historical Museum, and the Cosmosphere.
Museum Passes can be checked out for 1 week and they are limited to 1 pass per family. The passes will get you into the museum for free, but the amount of people it covers depends on the pass.
Our consortium libraries offer more Museum Passes, but they must be picked up at their location, and some passes are limited to their local patrons.
Most passes also have a waitlist so give us a call or place your hold online.
Radon Test Kit
The Radon Test Kit is available to checkout for 3 weeks and comes with the testing monitor and instructions.
Telescopes & Binoculars
We have telescopes and binoculars available for 1-week checkouts. The telescopes are compact enough to take with you and come with materials to help you identify objects in the sky.