Lending Library

Resources Rental

Office space with three metal and wood bookshelves against exposed brick and concrete walls, some shelves holding books, notebooks, and supplies. On the left, there are some photos on the wall and table with chairs. In the room's corner, bicycles or storage items are in baskets on the floor.

We’re excited to welcome you to visit and utilize the Sustainable Cincy Lending Library, where you’re invited to check out books, equipment and other resources meant to support community actions toward a more sustainable, people-oriented environment in Greater Cincinnati.

Find information about the library’s ever-growing inventory as well as a form to reserve and check out equipment below. The library is located at Sustainable Cincy’s Covington office, at COhatch in Mainstrasse Village.

Sustainable Cincy Lending Library Portal

For book titles available for loan, see the dropdown menu in the submission form below. Find equipment descriptions below the form.

Equipment Descriptions

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DJI Pocket 2 Camera
DJI Pocket 2 Camera

Handheld camera with remote mic. Usfeul for interviews.

Eco-Counter (Pedestrian)
Eco-Counter (Pedestrian)

For people-counting projects in urban and natural environments. Typically used to count people passing by on trails or sidewalks. Data is automatically uploaded to Sustainable Cincy’s cloud dashboard.

Eco-Counter (Bike + Pedestrian)
Eco-Counter (Bike + Pedestrian)

A mobile bike and pedestrian counter for short-term traffic and mode-share studies. Data is automatically uploaded to the Sustainable Cincy dashboard.

Rode Mics + Receiver
Rode Mics + Receiver

Wireless microphones and receiver. Can be paired with Insta360 Camera and Sony Zv-1 Camera.

CountCam Intersection Camera
CountCam Intersection Camera

Pole-mounted video camera records vehicles by classification, people rolling and walking. Video is manually uploaded to cloud storage for 3rd-party counting. A spreadsheet is delivered as the final output. Typically used for turn counts in intersections.

Insta360 Camera
Insta360 Camera

Camera shoots in 360 degrees. Includes bike mount, backpack mount, and mini tripod. Can be paired with Rode Mic for narration. Useful for narrated video of infrastructure such as bike lanes.

Traffic Counter & Data Collector
Traffic Counter & Data Collector

Records traffic speeds, counts, and vehicle classification. Uploads to cloud storage and after collection data can be analyzed on Sustainable Cincy’s custom dashboard.

Sony ZV-1 Camera
Sony ZV-1 Camera

Camera typically used for live streaming events. Can be paired with Rode microphones and receiver.

Bookshelves with various books on urban planning, street design, cycling, city limits, and traffic issues, set against a brick wall.