SBPL Library of Things
Oculus Go
Virtual reality is an exciting way to explore and play. Explore space, play ping pong, meet lions, or ride a roller coaster. This kit includes hand held control and headset.
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Cubelets
Use these robot blocks to learn "tactile coding" and "distributed coding". The black blocks are sensing blocks that control the clear action blocks. The red blocks are current blockers, green are neutral, and the grey blocks are the power. You can build all sorts of little robots with these cubes! Visit modrobotics.com to learn how to use Cubelets or find lesson plans.
Be sure to charge your power cube between uses! Have fun!
Celestron Telescope
Stargazing is an activity that the whole family can enjoy!
The Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ is a newtonian telescope that is both powerful and user-friendly. It features fully-coated glass optics, a sturdy and lightweight frame, two eyepieces, a StarPointer red dot finderscope and an adjustable tripod. Setup is quick and easy, with no tools required.
Cricut
Create your own designs digitally and upload them to the Cricut machine to make amazing projects! You’ll need some of your own supplies, such as cardstock, leather, or sticker paper to create things like pop up cards, personalized stickers, T-shirt iron-ons, wood signs and more. Navigate to Cricut.com to learn more and get started with designs.
Cricut Design Space is free online for you to upload and create your designs. You'll need to download it and create a Cricut ID. You can also buy premade designs or find Friday freebies on Cricut Access.
Birding Kit
This includes two sets of binoculars, one child size and one full size, as well as a book of North American birds. There are so many places to bird watch around Santa Barbara!
Microscope
Includes microscope with light and multiple settings and a National Geographic slide pack of plant and animal tissues. Observe cells, practice your scientific method, and collect samples from your surroundings for inspection!
Playaway Launchpads
These learning tablets are preloaded with educational games. Launchpads have learning apps and videos grouped by age level and ready to play. These tablets do not connect to the internet for the safest tablet experience for young learners.
Launchpads currently in collection:
All Revved Up! Ages 3-5
Body of Knowledge! Ages 5-7
Build it. Fix it. Fun! Ages 3-5
Chugga Chugga Word Track. Ages 3-5
Curious to the Bone. Ages 3-5
Engineered to Create. Ages 8-10
Exploration Station! Ages 3-5
I'm All About It! Ages 5-7
I'm Here, I'm There. Ages 5-7
Let's Get Wordy! Ages 5+
Letter Lessons. Ages 5-7
Limitless! Ages 8-10
Math to the Max! Ages 8-10
Mmmmm, Math! Ages 3-5
Number the Stars. Ages 8-10
Once Upon a Mind. Ages 3-5
Operations Smarts! Ages 5+
Saved by Smarts! Ages 8-10
Shape My World! Ages 3-5
Leveled Reading Kits
These kits are based on the Fountas and Pinnell leveled reading system, and can be used young readers to improve reading skills. There are fun activities and 5 books in each kit!
Kits:
C-D Colors & Shapes
D-F Stories
F-H Weather
F-G Stories
G-I Garden Stories
H-J Happy Stories
I-J Animal Stories
I-K Family Stories
We recommend reading some books outside of your level regularly. Books below a child's reading level build confidence and enjoyment. Books above a child's reading level that are on a topic of great interest can increase reading motivation. Determining what level a child is at should be done by an educator and be used primarily as an educational tool and not to determine what children should read recreationally.
Early Literacy Kits
Each contains 5 books, literacy tips and activity cards, and a fun extra to encourage children to learn and grow. See what themes we have available by searching "early literacy kit" in our catalogue.
Kits:
Adventures in Space
Bear (bilingual)
Birds
Building
Chinese Language
Colors (bilingual available)
Construction
Cooking
Counting (bilingual available)
Dinosaurs
Doctor
Elephant and Piggie (bilingual)
Exploring
Fairytales/Nursery Rhymes
Farm
Feelings (bilingual available)
Firefighters
French Language
Go Fly A Kite
Growth Mindset
Horses
Insects
Korean Language
Ladybug Girl
Mail Delivery
Mermaids
Music
New Sibling (bilingual available)
Nutrition (bilingual)
Ocean (bilingual)
Pete the Cat
Pets
Pilot
Polar Bear
Police Officers
Potty (bilingual available)
Rabbits
Ready for Kindergarten (bilingual available)
Safari
Scientist
Seasons
Shapes (bilingual available)
Spanish Language
Starting School
Transportation (bilingual available)
Wolf (bilingual)
Young Coders
Zoo