Fun Rental Items
The FCL offers an extensive selection of rentable kits and museum passes, available to you for FREE with your Library Card! Kits can be checked out for two weeks at a time, checkout time for museum passes varies.
Take advantage of these awesome resources available to you, perfect for a rainy day indoors or a sunny day off! Please call ahead of time to confirm availability, kits and passes can not be held.
Museum Passes
A new addition to the FCL rentables collection, these passes offer membership level access to some of the most popular museums and parks in the central and western New York region, completely free! These passes make for a great activity for the whole family, rain or shine.
COMING 2025: Ithaca Science Center, Oswego Children’s Museum, Buffalo Zoo
Onondaga County Parks
Valid for free admission to:
-Beaver Lake Nature Center
-Highland Forest & Rosamond Gifford Zoo
-Jamesville Beach Park & Oneida Shores Park
-Pratt Falls Park
NY State Parks
Valid for:
-Free access to New York’s 180 state parks
Everson
Valid for:
-Free admit to the museum for patrons and their families
-Gift shop discounts
-Reduced or free admit to other museums through the Empire State Reciprocal Program
The MOST
Valid for:
-Free admit for up to 6 people
-10% discount in the MOST Science Shop
-15% off when you buy your own member-ship
Corning Museum of Glass
Valid for:
-Free admit for 2 adults and all kids
-Access to express members-only line at museum admissions desk
-10% off when you buy your own member-ship
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Valid for free admit to the following for 2 adults + any children in household:
-The Museum & Science Center
-Strasenburgh Planetarium Star Shows
-The Cumming Nature Center
-Museums in the ASTC Passport Program
Baking Kits
The FCL’s most extensive rentables collection, we offer numerous shaped/themed pans to use for all your baking needs. Great activity to do during a rainy day indoors, with the family or to relax on your own. Bake cakes and goodies for all your family and friends!
Circle & Bell Baking Pans
Includes:
2 Bell Pans
5 Circle Layer Pans
The number One (1) Baking Pan
Includes:
#1 Shaped Pan
Animal Baking Pans
Includes:
Cow Shaped Pan
Butterfly Shaped Pan
Paw Print Shaped Pan
Mickey Mouse Baking Pans
Includes:
2 Mickey Mouse Shaped Pans
Halloween Baking Pans
Includes:
Jack o’ Lantern Shaped Pan
Gravestone Shaped Pan
Easter Bunny Baking Pans
Includes:
2 Easter Bunny Shaped Pans
Character Baking Pans
Includes:
Elmo Shaped Pan
Hello Kitty Shaped Pan
Winnie the Pooh Shaped Pan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Shaped Pans
Sports Baking Pans
Includes:
Football Shaped Pan
Golf Club Shaped Pan
Icing Applicator
Includes:
Icing Applicator Gun
5 Icing Tips
1 Box of 4 food dye colors
Hobby & Craft Kits
These kits are great for trying out new hobbies, no need to invest a lot of money or resources when you can practice with these kits for free!
*Expendable materials do not have to be replaced when returning the kit, please keep your creations!*
Metal Engraving Kit
Includes:
User Manual
Adjustable Speed Rotary Carver w/ Power Cord
2 Cases of Replacement Carving Bits
Metal Stamping Hammer
Metal Stamping Base
1 Pack of Letter Stamps/Engravings
2 Aluminum Bracelets
Jewelry Making Kit
Includes:
3 Beginners Jewelry Books
3 Pliers
String, Wire, and Jump Rings
2 Boxes of Assorted Beads
Quilling Kit
Includes:
Assorted Paper Strips
Tweezers
Glue
1 Greeting Card
1 Envelope
Slotted Tool
Flower Sampler Instructions
Quilling Art Book
S.T.E.M Kits
Great for kids sharpening their S.T.E.M skills during the summer or school year! These kits come with a pre-made set of fun and educational activities/games that encourage the use of important S.T.E.M skills like problem solving, creativity, and critical thinking.
Hiking Adventure Backpack
Includes:
Hiking Backpack
1 Set of Hiking poles
1 Magnifying Glass
Set of New York State Park Maps
Guide to New York State Birds Pamphlet
52-Piece Microscope Kit
Includes:
- User Guide
- Microscope
- Tweezers
- 2 Collecting Vials
- Micro-Slicer
- Case of Plastic Slides (5 Prepared, 7 Blank)
- Pack of Cover Slips
- Graduated Cylinder
- Microscope Quick Guide
- Stirring rod
- Needle
- Scalpel
- Sea Salt
- Gum Media
- Eosin Dye
- 7 Slide Labels/Covers
- Eyepiece
- Spare Bulb
- 2 Packs of 12 Slides
- Activity Packet
Childrens Talking Microscope Kit
Includes:
User Manual
Microscope
20 Slides
Activity Packet
Aomekie Telescope Kit
Includes:
- Instruction Manual
- Main tube
- Tripod Leg
- 2 Small Eyepieces
- 2 Tall Eyepieces
- Phone Adapter
- Finderscope
- Star Map
- Pan Handle
- Telescope Quick Guide
- Activity Packet
- Flashcards
- Bingo Game
Kids Projector Telescope Kit
Includes:
Educational Guidebook
Telescope
Tripod Base
Projector
3 Slide Discs
Activity Packet
Literacy Kits
Great for infants and toddlers who are just learning to read! Each kit includes a set of song cards that help improve key literacy and math skills to help get them on track and ready for Kindergarten!
Digging Up Dinos Literacy Kit
Includes:
Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons
Dizzy Dinosaurs Silly Dino Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Dinosaurs Matching Toy
Smartmax Magnet Discovery
Melissa & Doug Chunky Puzzle
2 Maracas
Literacy Songs on a Ring
Things That Go Literacy Kit
Includes:
The Great Big Book of Mighty Machines
National Geographic Look & Learn Dig
National Geographic Look & Learn Things That Go
It’s a Small World Away We GO
Wheels on the Bus Play Mat
Construction Vehicles Toy Truck Set
2 Maracas & 2 Noisemakers
Literacy Songs on a Ring
Amazing Alphabet Literacy Kit
Includes:
LMNO Pea-quel by Keith Baker
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
ABC by Eric Carle
Alphabet Robots
2 Maracas
Crayons
Coloring Sheets
Game and Family Activity Kits
If you’re in need of something to do to keep the whole family entertained, these kits are for you! Great for a night in with the fam, to entertain guests, to keep the fun going at a party or sleepover, and more!
Game Night Kit
Includes:
Family Charades Board Game
2 Decks of Playing Cards
Uno
Beat The Parents Board Game
Stay Sharp Kits
Keep your brain and wits sharp with these stay sharp kits! Great to bring when visiting elderly family members or friends. All kits include a book, game, and puzzle.
Baseball Stay Sharp Kit
Includes:
The Comic Book Story of Baseball by Alex Irvine
America’s Classic Ballparks by James Buckley Jr.
Baseball Themed Puzzle
Cat’s Stay Sharp Kit
Includes:
Cats Memory and Matching Game
Wooden Cat Puzzle for Adults
Gardening Stay Sharp Kit
Includes:
What’s That Flower book
Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture