What is it?

The Simpl liftPlayer is an easy-to-use music player that was created for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. All you have to do is lift the top lid of the player and music will begin to play. There is a large button under that lid to skip a song, and then simply close the lid to stop the music.

Thanks to a generous grant from Sheboygan County’s Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), the Mead Public Library has 6 of these music players available for check out. Click here to see current availability.

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Yup, that’s right! Mead has new things for it’s library of things! If you aren’t familiar with Mead’s Experience Collection, this is a collection of non-traditional library items. It includes free entry passes for a variety of locations, STEM kits, baking pans, games, ukulele’s, and so much more! You can find our display of all of the items right when you walk into the library, or take a search through monarchcatalog.org for Mead Public Library Experience Collection. Here are a few of our newest additions:

Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal detector

This is one of those things you wish you had while walking down the beach to see if you find any treasure. If you’ve wanted one, but just haven’t convinced yourself to get one yet, try out Mead’s Metal Detector!

This metal detector is perfect for searching in rugged ground conditions. There are 3 modes, which include Motion All-Metal mode, Discrimination mode, and 2-Tone audio mode. There is a Disc/notch control that you can set to distinguish between target metals and unwanted metals.

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