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A former librarian and a bookseller who pleaded guilty in the theft of rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in a years-long scheme have been sentenced to lengthy terms of home detention and probation by an Allegheny County judge who cited the coronavirus in sparing them time behind bars.

Among those things now available to be checked out – for free at the Bedford Library – are a sewing machine, home theater projector, a five-gallon water jug, extension cords, various power tools, binoculars, a power washer, a carpet shampooer, a record player, an instant pot, a stroller and many other big ticket items.