Tech + Learning Library

About the Chromebooks

The Library has Acer Chromebook Spin 513s available for loan. Chromebook Kits include a Hotspot. Chromebooks circulate without a Hotspot. If you are interested in exclusively checking out a Hotspot, please visit the Library’s catalog for Hotspot availability.

Borrowing a Chromebook or Chromebook Kit

• Patrons with a Yorba Linda Public Library card in good standing, can check out a Chromebook or a Chromebook kit.
• Chromebooks can check out for three (3) weeks and are renewable up to four (4) times.
• Only one Chromebook or Chromebook kit can be checked out at a time, per card.
• Fines and Fees: A fee of 20 cents per day will be charged if a Chromebook or Chromebook kit is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $560 for Chromebooks and a fee of up to $645 for Chromebook kits, along with peripherals, may be charged if any items included are damaged or lost.
• Please return the Chromebook or the Chromebook kit to a staff member inside the library, during normal business hours. Do not return the items to the external library bookdrops.

Basic Chromebook User Guide

For a basic user guide on the Acer Chromebook Spin 513, click here. For a basic user guide on the T9 Franklin Mobile Hotspot, click here.

Proper Care and Use

• As with any equipment, use care when handling.
• The Chromebook or Chromebook kit may not be altered in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, switching out any materials contained here within, adding/removing stickers, adding/removing hardware or software, etc.

Explorer Kit: Birdwatching

Birdwatching is a fun hobby that can be shared by all ages and skill levels. This kit includes a pair of binoculars for adults and children, as well as guides to local bird guides for easy identification!

Included with the Birdwatching Kit

• Venture Pal backpack, children’s binoculars, adult binoculars, orienteering compass, Mac’s Field Guide to Southern California Park and Garden Birds, Birds of Southern California, and Birds of California Field Guide.

Borrowing a Birdwatching Kit

• Patrons with a valid Yorba Linda Public Library card, in good standing, can check out a kit.
• Kits check out for three (3) weeks and are renewable four (4) times.
• Only one birdwatching kit can be checked out at a time, per library card.
• Fines and Fees: A fine of 20 cents per day will be charged if a birdwatching kit is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $250 per kit will be charged if the Birdwatching Kit or any items included in the kit are damaged or lost.

Proper Care and Use

• As with any library materials and equipment, use care when handling.
• The Birdwatching Kits may not be altered in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, switching out materials contained here within, adding stickers, removing/rewiring hardware, etc.

This project is generously funded by a grant through the California State Library.

Explorer Kit: Bug Identification

Bug identification is a fun hobby that can be shared by all ages and skill levels. This kit includes guides on local insect identification!

Included with the Bug Identification Kit

• Venture Pal backpack, BugLoupe Magnifier, Mac’s Field Guide to Garden Bugs of California, Field Guide to California Insects, Pocket Guide: Insects of North America.

Borrowing a Bug Identification Kit

• Patrons with a valid Yorba Linda Public Library card, in good standing, can check out a kit.
• Kits check out for three (3) weeks and are renewable four (4) times.
• Only one bug identification kit can be checked out at a time, per library card.
• Fines and fees: A fine of 20 cents per day will be charged if a bug identification kit is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $90 per kit will be charged if the Bug Identification Kit or any items included in the kit are damaged or lost.

Proper Care and Use

• As with any library materials and equipment, use care when handling.
• The Bug Identification Kit may not be altered in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, switching out materials contained here within, adding stickers, removing/rewiring hardware, etc.

This project is generously funded by a grant through the California State Library.

Explorer Kit: Stargazing

Teach yourself the planets and constellations of the night sky by borrowing a Stargazing Kit!

Included with the Stargazing Kit

• Venture Pal backpack, Nikon Aculon Binoculars, LED rechargeable flashlight, orienteering compass, Star Finder: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Night Sky, Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

Borrowing a Stargazing Kit

• Patrons with a valid Yorba Linda Public Library card, in good standing, can check out a kit.
• Kits check out for three (3) weeks and are renewable four (4) times.
• Only one stargazing kit can be checked out at a time, per library card.
• Fines and fees: A fine of 20 cents per day will be charged if a stargazing kit is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $250 per kit will be charged if the Stargazing Kit or any items in the kit are damaged or lost.

Proper Care and Use

• As with any library materials and equipment, use care when handling.
• The Stargazing kit may not be altered in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, switching out materials contained here within, adding stickers, removing/rewiring hardware, etc.

This project is generously funded by a grant through the California State Library.

About the Hotspots

The Library has T9 Franklin Mobile hotspots available for loan.

Borrowing a Hotspot

• Patrons with a Yorba Linda Public Library card in good standing can check out a hotspot.
• Hotspots can be checked out for ten (10) days and are renewable up to four (4) times.
• Only one hotspot can be checked out at a time, per card.
• Fines and fees: A fine of 20 cents per day will be charged if a hotspot is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $85 for hotspots and peripherals may be charged if the hotspot or any items included are damaged or lost.
• Please return the hotspot to a staff member inside the library, during normal business hours. Do not return the hotspot in the external library bookdrops.

Basic Hotspot User Guide

For a basic user guide on the T9 Franklin Mobile Hotspot, click here.

Proper Care and Use

• As with any equipment, use care when handling.
• The hotspot may not be altered in any way. This includes but is not limited to: switching out any materials contained here within, adding/removing stickers, etc.

About the Memory & Activity Care Kits

The Library is pleased to offer a series of Memory & Activity Care Kits to aid caregivers and families in providing mental stimulation to those experiencing Alzheimer’s or other dementia-related illnesses. Research suggests that interactive materials used with people experiencing dementia promotes positive results. Kits include books, games, and other activities to spark discussion and enhance brain stimulation. Memory kits are centered around specific decades (such as the 1950s) to help those with memory loss recall enjoyable times in the past. To view a list of available kits, please visit the Library’s online catalog.

Types of Memory & Activity Care Kits

• 1940s Memory Kit includes picture books, conversation cards, playing cards, View Master, and slinky.
• 1950s Memory Kit includes picture books, conversation cards, Dominoes, playing cards, and toy cars.
• 1960s Memory Kit includes picture books, conversation cards, Etch A Sketch, playing cards, and toy cars.
• Beginning to Middle Stages Activity Care Kit includes games, jigsaw puzzle, and picture books.
• Middle to Late Stages Activity Care Kit includes flash cards, jigsaw puzzle, picture bingo, track maze, and picture books.

Borrowing a Memory & Activity Care Kit

• Patrons with a Yorba Linda Public Library card in good standing can check out a kit.
• Memory & Activity Care Kits check out for three (3) weeks and are renewable four (4) times.
• Only one Memory & Activity Care Kit can be checked out at a time, per library card.
• Fines and fees: A fee of 20 cents per day will be charged if a kit is overdue. Replacement fees for kits or any items included in the kit that become damaged or lost will be charged a replacement fee.

About the Projector

Need a projector for school, a presentation, or crafting project? The Library has Fangor WI-FI projectors.

Included with the Projector:

• Projector (WxLxH 6.5″ x 9″ x 3.5″)
• Carrying case
• Remote control
• Power cord, AC/DC adapter
• VGA cable
• HDMI cable
• AV cable
• Tripod
• User manual.

Borrowing a Projector

• Patrons with a Yorba Linda Public Library card in good standing can check out a projector.
• Projectors can be checked out for three (3) weeks and are renewable up to four (4) times.
• Only one projector can be checked out at a time per card.
• Fines and Fees: A fee of 20 cents per day will be charged if a projector is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $165 per projector will be charged if the projector or any of the items included in the kit are damaged or lost.

About the Telescope

Become an amateur astronomer at the Yorba Linda Public Library by borrowing one of our Orion Starblasts Telescopes. Explore the night sky and experience the excitement that comes from discovery.

The StarBlast 4.5 inch Astronomical Telescope is easy to use and robust. There is nothing to assemble. It has a wooden base, not the usual spindly tripod legs. The telescope is of manageable size, but has a relatively large optical tube. This means that the Moon and deep sky objects will show far more detail than once could see with the common beginner’s telescope. It also has a large field of view that allows the object to stay in the eyepiece longer.

Included with the Telescope

• Orion 4.5 Starblast Telescope
• Instruction manual for telescope
• Star Target planishpere
• Orion Telescope Observer’s Guide book
• MoonMap 260
• Pack n roll cart
• Red LED headlamp
• Simply Stargazing book
• 17 mm eyepiece
• 6 mm eyepiece

Borrowing a Telescope

• Patrons with a Yorba Linda Public Library card in good standing can check out a telescope.
• Telescopes can be checked out for three (3) weeks and are renewable up to four (4) times.
• Only one telescope can be checked out at a time per card.
• Fines and Fees: A fee of 20 cents per day will be charged if a telescope is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $300 per telescope will be charged if the telescope or any of the items included in the kit are damaged or lost.

Proper Care and Use

• As with any equipment, use care when handling.
• The telescope may not be altered in any way. This includes but is not limited to: switching out any materials contained here within, adding stickers, removing/rewiring hardware, etc.

C-Pen Reader 2

C-Pen Reader 2 is designed with the purpose of being a reading assistant, and the objective is to make you an independent reader. Whether you need to read questions in an exam, do your homework, or simply want to read your favorite novel, we hope reading becomes less challenging and more enjoyable. C-Pen Reader 2 also supports literacy. The embedded word definition dictionaries make understanding so much easier. To view availability of a C-Pen Reader 2 Kit, please visit the Library’s catalog.

Included with the C-Pen Reader 2

Reader Pen, black reader pen case, USB charging cord, guide booklet, instruction sheet, clear carrying box, Yorba Linda Public Library canvas bag

Borrowing a C-Pen Reader 2 Kit

• Patrons with a valid Yorba Linda Public Library card, in good standing, can check out a kit.
• Kits check out for three (3) weeks and are renewable four (4) times.
• Only one C-Pen Reader Kit can be checked out at a time, per library card.
• Fines and fees: A fine of 20 cents per day will be charged if a Reader Kit is overdue.
• A replacement fee of up to $320 will be charged is the Reader Pen Kit or any items included in the kit are damaged or lost.

Proper Care and Use

As with any library materials and equipment, use care when handling.