Games, Hobby Kits, and Skill Sets
The library now offers Skill Sets! Skill Sets contain instructional books, videos, and the tools you need to develop new skills and hobbies!
Holds can be placed by clicking on the name of the kit - you will be redirected to a page in our Catalog. Kits can also be requested by calling (781) 826-2972 or by using the Request Items form on our website.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Barron’s 500 ASL Flash Cards, American Sign Language (DVD), Signing made Easy by Rob Butterworth (Book).
BADMINTON/PICKLEBALL
Badminton racquets and shuttlecocks, pickleball paddles and ball, plus net.
BIRDWATCHING
Bushnell PowerView Binoculars, Peterson’s Field Guide to Birds of Eastern & Central North America (Book), Backyard Birds Identification Guide (CD).
BOCCE
Set of Bocce balls in a travel bag.
BRAILLE
Braille for the Sighted (Print and Braille Edition), Braille Labeler, Braille Label Refills, Plastic Braille Playing Cards, Braille Dice.
CALLIGRAPHY
Calligraphy Pens, Calligraphy Master Class (Book), Beginner’s Guide to Lettering (Book), Calligraphy Corner (DVD).
CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY (FAMILY EDITION)
Cards Against Humanity (Family Edition) Game
CHESS
Folding Chessboard with Pieces, Master the Ancient Game of Chess by Eduard Tanner (Book), Winning Chess the Easy Way (DVD).
CONNECT FOUR LAWN GAME
Large connect four game in carry bag. Includes 42 discs, Connect Four frame, and two frame legs.
CORNHOLE
Pop-up cornhole set with beanbags and goals.
CROCHET
22-Piece Aluminum Crochet Hooks Kit, Accessories Kit, A-Z Crochet (Book), I Can’t Believe I’m Crocheting (DVD).
CROQUET
6 Mallets, 6 Croquet Balls, 2 Ending Stakes, 9 Wicket Cages, and instruction sheet.
DRUMMING
Drum Stand, Practice Pad, Drum Sticks, Drumming the Easy Way by Tom Hapke (Book), Drum Basics (DVD).
FRISBEE GOLF
Six mini frisbees and one disc golf target.
GEOCACHE
Magellan Triton 500 GPS, Geocache DVD, Geocaching Handbook.
GOLF
Putting Green, Adult Putter, 3 Children’s Putters, 12 Practice Golf Balls, Golf Basics 101 by Larry Duncan (Book), Backyard Golf (DVD).
GRAPHING CALCULATOR
TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator, Graphing Calculator Case, TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies (Book).
HORSESHOES
Horse Shoes game set with 4 rubber horse shoes, 2 mats, 2 pegs, and 2 stakes.
JUGGLING
Higgins Brothers Juggling Balls, 1001 Tips for Perfecting Your Art (Book), How To Juggle (DVD).
KNITTING
Bamboo knitting needles, accessories, Beginner’s Guide to Knitting (DVD), Knitting 101 by Carrie Hammet (Book).
LAWN DARTS
Lawn Darts game including four lawn darts and 4 targets.
LIGHTBOX
Lightbox for tracing, 4 transparency sheets, and tracing paper.
LIVE STREAMING & VIDEO CALL KIT
USB Webcam, USB Microphone, ring light, green screen, The Business of Live Streaming book, and Zoom Beginner’s Guide book.
MAH JONGG
Mah Jongg Set, Beginner’s Guide to American Mah Jongg (Book), Mah Jong for Beginners (DVD).
METAL DETECTOR
MICROSCOPE
Microscope, Ultimate Guide to Your Microscope book, and How to Use a Microscope DVD.
ORIGAMI
Origami Paper Package, Complete Book of Origami by Robert Lane, Origami Revolution DVD.
RING TOSS
Outdoor Ring Toss game including 10 rings, 5 rope rings, 5 pegs, and a ring toss frame.
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER LIGHT
Seasonal Affective Disorder Light, Winter Blues by Norman Rosenthol (Book).
SKEE-BALL
Skee Ball game including 5 wooden balls, score pad, skee-ball frame, and rules sheet.
TAROT
Set of tarot cards, Ultimate Guide to Tarot by Liz Dean (Book), Tarot Card and Palm Reading DVD.
TELESCOPE
Telescope, Finder, Lens, Eye Piece, Headlamp, Audobon Constellation Guide (Book), and User's Guide.
TOPPLING TOWER GAME
Toppling tower game (Jenga) and carry bag. Includes 27 wooden blocks and rules board.
UKULELE
Ukulele, Ukulele Gig Case, Ukulele Stand, Tuner, Strap, Picks, Ukulele Primer by Bert Casey (Book), Ukulele Chord Dictionary, Absolute Beginners Ukulele (DVD).