Tool Libraries

[kayell]

Not common, but extremely useful for those with access to them. Saves a lot of resources. Please add any others you know of, or other unusual library collections (I've heard of toy libraries for instance)

Grosse Pointe Central Library Tool Library
Central Branch~
10 Kercheval Ave at Fisher rd
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
[phone]
http://www.gp.lib.mi.us/information/about/toollist.html

Phinney Neighborhood Association Tool Library
6532 Phinney Ave. N
Seattle WA 98103
[phone]
http://www.phinneycenter.org/programs/tool-lending.shtml

Tool Lending Library
Berkeley Public Library
1901 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
[phone]
http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/tool/index.html

Oakland Public Library
Temescal Branch
5205 Telegraph Ave.
[phone]
http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/Branches/tem.htm

Searcy Creek Parkway Neighborhood
Kansas City, MO
http://www.nni.org/scpna/tools.htm

City of Takoma Park, MD Tool Library
http://207.176.67.2/ecd/housing/index.html

NORTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD Tool Lending Library
Loma Linda Redevelopment Agency
25541 Barton Rd.
Loma Linda Ca 92354
[phone]
http://www.ci.loma-linda.ca.us/site/tool_lending_library.htm

Mobile Tool Library Program
Columbus, OH
http://td.ci.columbus.oh.us/Housing/mobile.tool.htm

University of Oregon East Campus Housing Tool Library
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ectools/EC.htm

South Wedge/Corn Hill Tool Library
Rochester, NY
http://www.cornhill.org/tool_library.html

MUD Tool Library
Missoula, Montana
http://www.missoula-neighborhoods.org/neighborhoodprojects/neighborhood%20project%20page.htm
(scroll down)

San Francisco Public Library
Tool Lending Center
http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/branches/toollending.htm

In Vancouver, an interesting small tool library that is organized as a list of individuals who own and are willing to share particular tools.
http://www.singlemotherssupportnetwork.org/tools.html

And in Australia, a tool library at a university.
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/union/SER/tool_lib/catalogue.html

[Lorien]

1. Wow! I could have used one of these

a good many times. thanks for posting!

[kayell]

2. More

Burlington NJ tool library
http://www.burlingtonnj.us/Hous.html#tool

Gilroy CA Tool Lending Library
7365 Monterey Street, Gilroy; [phone]
http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/gilroy/GIlibraries.html#tools

The North Portland OR Tool Library
Historic Kenton Firehouse
8105 N Brandon
N Schofield and N Brandon
Portland, OR 97217
http://www.portsmouthneighborhood.com/articles/nptll.html

Keep Denton TX Beautiful Tool Library
http://www.kdb.org/tool_library.asp

Grand Rapids MI
Home Repair Services of Kent County
Tool Library
http://www.homerepairservices.org/programs.html

[Zorra]

3. What a great idea, I never heard of a tool library before. n/t