Local library systems offer everything from Tarot cards to waterproof picnic blankets for cardholders to borrow.

The 19th annual Tool Belts & Bow Ties gala hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Springfield and presented by John Deere Remanufacturing will be held at 5:30 p.m. April 11 at the Oasis Hotel & Convention ...

When the Library of Things launches, people can check out the items through the online catalog by putting them on hold. All the items will be held at the FVRLibraries Operations Center and sent to the ...

As the old saying goes, there’s a right tool for every job — but what happens when a sizable tree branch falls in someone’s driveway after a big storm and the person neither owns a chainsaw nor has ...

The Library of Things in Brunswick offers tools, toys, appliances, and more for residents to use for their occasional needs.

Branches across the country offer supplies and classes to help novices or those who don’t want to spring for an expensive power tool a way to take on home improvement. By Aaron Short Acacia Thompson ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new kind of library is opening its doors in Harrisburg — but instead of books, you’ll find hammers, saws, and power drills. The Harrisburg Tool Library gives residents access to ...

Altoona Area Public Library executive director Jennifer Knisley displays a pressure washer available to check out of the library as part of its new tool-lending program. Mirror photo by Patrick ...

Marti Byrne had never heard of a tool library, or worked with an expansive catalogue of tools, before taking part in UB’s Community Work Study Scholars program. Today, Byrne, a junior English major, ...