Borrow a Tech Kit
We support self-directed learning with lendable equipment. Take the kits home to explore and learn more about electronics, coding and digital audio.
Available Kits
Learn to build interactive objects.
Create a podcast or record your band.
Create a podcast or record your band.
Locations with Kits
All Tech Kits can be borrowed from the Digital Innovation Hub locations listed below:
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First floor
416-394-1071 -
North York Central Library
Second floor
416-395-5646 -
Richview
Second floor
416-394-5151 -
Scarborough Civic Centre
Main floor
416-396-3623 -
Toronto Reference Library
Main floor
416-393-7007 -
York Woods
Main floor
416-395-5981
How to borrow a Tech Kit
To borrow a kit, visit a Digital Innovation Hub. For availability, please call the branch.
- To borrow Arduino or Raspberry Pi kits, you must present a valid adult or teen Toronto Public Library card.
- To borrow an Audio Recording Kit, you must present a valid adult Toronto Public Library card.
- You will need to sign an equipment loan form.
- You can borrow Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits for 21 days and Audio Recording kits for 7 days.
- Tech kits cannot be renewed or reserved.
- Tech kits must be returned to the same Digital Innovation Hub where borrowed.
- Replacement fees apply for lost or damaged kits: Arduino Kits ($50), Raspberry Pi Kits ($220), Audio Recording Kits ($635).
Accessibility accommodations
If you identify as a person with a disability and require an accessibility accommodation to borrow a tech kit, please contact dihlending@tpl.ca or call Answerline at 416-397-5981 to make a request as far in advance as possible.
Arduino Kits to borrow
An Arduino is a microcontroller used to build digital devices and interactive objects. Learn how Arduino is "open-sourcing imagination" on YouTube.
Kits include the Arduino itself, an instructional booklet and all the components needed to complete projects in the booklet. We offer three kits for different skill levels.
Kit skill levels
- Basic: An introduction to Arduino for the absolute beginner. Learn to code projects that use LEDs and buttons.
- Intermediate: Expand on the skills learned from the Basic kit or jump in here if you already have some Arduino coding knowledge. Learn to code projects that use a temperature sensor and potentiometers.
- Advanced: For experienced Arduino coders and anyone who has completed the projects in the first two kits. Learn to build projects that use motors and an integrated circuit.
Programs & Classes
All programs and classes are free, but registration is required.
Audio Recording Kits to borrow
The Zoom H4N Pro is a portable digital audio recorder that can record audio using a built-in set of stereo microphones or with a variety of external microphones.
Kits include a Zoom H4N Pro digital audio recorder, 2 Audio-Technica handheld microphones, 2 lapel microphones, SD card and power supply.
Programs & Classes
All programs and classes are free, but registration is required.
Raspberry Pi Kits to borrow
Programs & Classes
All programs and classes are free, but registration is required.