Ukulele Collection
Did you know we have a sizeable collection of ukuleles available to borrow? It’s true!
All you need to check out this fun, little instrument is your library card.
For full details of our ukulele-lending program, please see below.
Borrow a ukulele
You can check out a ukulele at the desk at Main Branch or, if all the ukes are checked out, place a hold through the catalogue and be next in line. If you’re in Queensborough, place a hold and we’ll send a ukulele to our Queensborough Branch for you.
You can borrow a ukulele for 3 weeks as well as renew it, just as you would a book, so long as no one else is waiting for one.
Each ukulele kit comes with a ukulele (soprano model), case, tuner, and booklet to get you started. If you want more instruction, check out a method book or song book from our print music selection to go along with your ukulele.
Learn the ukulele
The ukulele is a great instrument for beginners! If you have children in the house, we recommend checking out an instrument for parents as well so you can learn together! Learning an instrument can be a challenge and it helps kids to know that parents need to work hard at it, too.
Aim to practice 5 minutes a day – doing a bit every day helps reinforce those new neural pathways, which makes playing easier.
Anyone can strum but kids younger than about 7 years old might have a hard time pressing their fingers on the strings for chords.
We have lots of books and other resources to learn to play or you can check out a LinkedIn Learning course to learn online.
Return your ukulele
When you’re ready to return your ukulele please bring it inside to the desk, either at Main Branch or Queensborough Branch. Please don’t drop it through the book chute or return it to another library!
And, if you find playing the ukulele fun, it’s 100 times more fun with other people! So tell your friends and get them to borrow a ukulele, too!
We want to know what you thought of playing the ukulele so we’ve put a little survey in each ukulele case for you to fill out. We look forward to hearing your thoughts once you’ve returned the instrument and the survey.
Questions? Contact us.
