Connect Boxes
At Timberland Regional Library, we are committed to ensuring that our community members have access to a wide range of resources and opportunities for enrichment. Our Connect Boxes service is designed with this goal in mind, offering an innovative way for individuals, organizations, and facilities to access curated collections of materials for various purposes.
Senior Connect Boxes
Our staff has curated specially designed rolling carry-on suitcases filled with a variety of resources, including Large Print books, CD audiobooks, Music CDs, and DVD videos.
- Assortment of 20 items.
- Check-out is for 8 weeks.
- Renewed twice for a total of 24 weeks.
- No fines or fees.
Contact your local TRL library today or fill out the request form to request a Senior Connect Box!
Senior Connect Boxes FAQs
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Yes, Senior Connect Boxes are available at all Timberland Regional Library branches. You can contact your nearest branch to get started and access this valuable resource for your senior community.
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No, the Senior Connect Program is a complimentary service provided by Timberland Regional Library to support and engage with senior citizens in our community.
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The Senior Connect Program is an initiative by Timberland Regional Library aimed at serving our senior citizens more effectively. We make it convenient for you to bring the library to your senior group home or facility. The Senior Connect Boxes are rolling carry-on suitcases for ease of transport.
Youth Connect Boxes
Note: This program is paused until February 2024. Please do not submit requests at this time. Thank you for your patience.
Promoting Literacy Everywhere: Our mission is connecting to our communities. We aim to inspire young minds and foster a lifelong love for books by placing our Youth Connect Boxes in various locations. Perfect for apartment complexes, health care agencies, community centers, and after-school programs.
- Assortment of 55-70 books.
- Check-out is for eight weeks.
- Renewed twice for a total of 24 weeks.
- No fines or fees.
- Age Groups:
Pre-Readers (Ages 0-6), Beginning Readers (Ages 6-8), Middle Readers (Ages 8-13), Teen Readers (Ages 13-18), Bilingual Readers (English and Spanish, Ages 0-8)
Contact your local TRL library today or fill out the request form to request a Youth Connect Box!
Senior Connect Boxes FAQs
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Youth Connect Box requests are filled by age range only and cannot guarantee specific subject or title requests. Please contact your local library if you want specific subjects or titles, or explore our Grab and Go and Personalized Picks options.
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Each box contains an assortment of between 55-70 children's stories and informational paperbacks chosen to appeal to children and teens. The program is designed to serve four age ranges and a multicultural population:
- Pre-Readers - Children from Birth through Kindergarten (Ages 0-6)
- Beginning Readers – Children from Kindergarten through Grade 3 (Ages 6-8)
- Middle Readers – Children from Grade 3 through Grade 6 (Ages 8-13)
- Teen Readers –Teens from Grade 7 through High School (Ages 13-18)
- Bilingual Pre-Readers/Beginning Readers - with books in English and Spanish
Youth Connect Box requests are filled by age range only and cannot guarantee specific subject or title requests. Please contact your local library if you want specific subjects or titles, or explore our Grab and Go and Personalized Picks options.
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Timberland Regional Library wants to make it easy for you to share books with the youth your organization serves. TRL lends boxes of children or teen books to locations such as apartment complexes, health care agencies, community centers, and after-school programs. No fines. No fees. It's completely free.
To request a Connect Box:
- Get a Library Card, opens a new window with TRL.
- Fill out the online request form, or call your local library to reserve a box.
- Get notified by phone or email when a Youth Connect Box is ready for pick-up. Boxes can be picked up and returned at any TRL location, including our kiosks.
- Ask library staff at the circulation desk for the Youth Connect Box and they will check it out to you.
- Check-out is for eight weeks and can be renewed twice for a total of 24 weeks.
- No fines. No fees. It's completely free.
Targeted Age Ranges
Each box contains an assortment of between 55-70 children's stories and informational paperbacks chosen to appeal to children and teens. The program is designed to serve four age ranges and a multicultural population:
- Pre-Readers - Children from Birth through Kindergarten (Ages 0-6)
- Beginning Readers – Children from Kindergarten through Grade 3 (Ages 6-8)
- Middle Readers – Children from Grade 3 through Grade 6 (Ages 8-13)
- Teen Readers –Teens from Grade 7 through High School (Ages 13-18)
- Bilingual Pre-Readers/Beginning Readers - with books in English and Spanish
For more information, please contact your local library.
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Youth Connect Boxes are tubs filled with 55-70 books which are available for loan to community centers, health care agencies, before and after school programs, Head Start locations, preschools, daycare centers, day camps, and anyone who works directly with youth groups. No Fines. No Fees. It's completely free.
Senior Connect Boxes are rolling carry-on suitcases with books in print, CD audiobooks, and DVD videos that let you offer your clients materials that stimulate their minds and memory through reading and provide for the sharing of stories and experiences.
