Launchpads
What are Launchpads?
A learning tablet that both kids and adults will love.
Every Playaway Launchpad is pre-loaded with high-quality, ad-free learning apps and games, providing hours of interactive learning and play.
Capital Area District Libraries' Launchpad collection has a special STEM emphasis. Pre-loaded with a mix of interactive science, technology, engineering, art, and math-based games – this collection will challenge, propel, and open young minds. Designed to help kids develop scientific literacy, the STEM collection enables kids to explore cause and effect, gain a basic understanding of how things work, evolve creativity and visualization skills, strengthen number sense, and so much more.
Kids will love the Launchpad experience, which lets them design a personal avatar before game play and choose an app adventure they're most interested in.
Adults will love that Launchpads are 100% secure, ensuring that will not be exposed to unintended content, and that the informational console will let them monitor how time is spent on the tablet.
A selection of tablets with brain games for adults is also available.
CADL circulates many unexpected items. Many have different loan rules. See the quick details here.
Library of Things (LOT)
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check out for 2 weeks
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ages 18+ only
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must sign agreement
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requires valid identification
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may only check out 1 Thing at a time (may still check out other items that are not in LOT collection)
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adults may check out 1 LOT Thing and 1 LOT Jr Thing at a time
LOT Jr.
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check out for 2 weeks
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adult and youth cards
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may only check out 1 LOT Jr Thing at a time (patrons may still check out other items that are not in LOT collection)
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include Launchpads and American Girl Dolls
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look for the Junior tag on the image or item's page to identify
Board Games
- check out for 2 weeks
- adult and youth cards
Raising Reader Backpacks (RRB)
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check out for 3 weeks
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any age
Passes & Branch Specific
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vary by pass, read pass details