Iowans can now check out blood pressure cuffs from some Central Iowa libraries. It's part of a program called Libraries with Heart, a partnership with the American Heart Association. One of the participating libraries is Urbandale Public Library. Besides books, there are also activities such as pickleball kits and puzzles available for checkout. Four blood pressure monitor kits hit the shelves earlier this year. The process is just like everything else at the library, so patrons have to return it by the due date. Library officials say there has been demand for those kits. "Coming down to reducing the barriers and providing the information. Certainly, we're not health experts, but this is one more tool that you can then take to your doctor or have those conversations with the appropriate people in your life," Staci Stanton, Urbandale Public Library, said. "We just want to make sure that they can just come in and check it when it's convenient for them."West Des Moines Public Library has four kits. Des Moines public libraries also have four kits. It's one of more than 130 items people can check out from the Library of Things program. Patrons can place a hold on the item and have it sent to their local branch.