Lending Trunks

Lending Trunks, easily adapted to many grade levels, include a script. They may be used for unlimited presentations for $5 per trunk per week.

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Celebrating Diversity
Meet five groups of people – African Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Latin Americans, and Native Americans – who contribute to the melting pot of Guilford County.

Civil Rights
Follow the Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro and throughout the South.

Clothing - From Head to Toe
Learn about past fashions and fads. Examine unusual pieces of clothing and look at unique illustrations.

Coughdrops and Denim
Find out how business pioneers changed the local economy.

Crafts in the Home
Enjoy yesterday’s crafts such as stitching, knitting, weaving, quilting and basketmaking and then follow the directions as you try your hand at one or more.

Craftsmen of Guilford
See how skilled 18th and 19th century craftsmen, including blacksmiths, coopers, wheelwrights and carpenters made their living.

Daily Life in Early America
Discover how families used items such as candle molds, corn husks and quilt frames in their work and play.

Early Settlers of Guilford County
Learn how Native Americans, Germans, African Americans, Quakers and Scots-Irish lived in Guilford County.

Folk Toys
Play with homemade toys such as a Jacob’s ladder, whimmy diddle, button spinner and spinning tops.

Herbs
Smell, see and handle herbs used in cooking, dyeing and healing.

Native American Life
Find out what native people ate and wore, see their weapons and tools and learn about their crafts and games.

North Carolina Music of the 20th century
Meet North Carolina musicians and find out about their unique contributions to the songs and stories of their state and country.

North Carolina Symbols
Explore the state’s natural resources, historic sites, products, handicrafts and symbols through the book, T is for Tarheel, with objects related to the story.