Activity Kits Policy

Activity Kit Rules

  • Speak to the librarian at the Circulation Desk to request an Activity Kit.
  • To check out, you must have an active library card in our system.
  • Kits must be returned to the Galion Public Library.
    • Unlike most other library materials, the kits are too big and/or too fragile to ship from library to library in a book bin.
  • You are responsible for all the contents in the kit. There will be a charge for lost items, including replacement of the whole set if items cannot be purchased individually.
  • Please clean appropriate items after use.
  • Most kits circulate for one week
  • Late fees are $1 per day on kits, except for mobile hotspots, which are $2 per day.
  • Kits have no renewals.
  • Library staff will examine the contents with you when checking a kit in or out.
  • A maximum of two kits may be checked out at a time.

Specific Adult Kit Rules

  • You must be 18 or older to check out the Orion Starblast Telescope and the Mobile HotSpots. For all other kits, you must be at least 13 years old.
  • If you would like to borrow a mobile hotspot, you must sign a rental agreement.
  • Mobile hotspots circulate for two weeks, rather than one.

Specific Childrens Kit Rules

  • You must be 13 years or older to check out