Lending Libraries of Things: A State-by-State Directory

One of the state's deepest collections (~50+ items): guitars, turntables, power tools, pressure washers, sewing machines, heat press, cameras, gaming consoles, kitchen gear. Free 1-week checkout (age 19+) from the Main Library front desk; also runs a seed library.

Lends tools, musical instruments, electronics, outdoor items, record-player kits (with a vinyl collection), Tonies, games, STEM and health-and-wellness kits — a genuinely broad "things" collection for a suburban library.

Tech-leaning collection: Chromebooks, Wi-Fi hotspot kits, Playaway Launchpads and audiobooks, educational "CLAP" toys, and video games. Loans 7–21 days depending on item.

Lends jumper cables, telescopes, microscopes, cake pans, and nature/citizen-science kits (pollinator observing, stream mapping, weather, water-quality testing).

Youth-and-family-oriented collection at the Central branch: sports kits, board games, Tonieboxes, sensory/STEAM/literacy kits, and outreach backpacks. Birmingham residents only. Guide last updated June 2026.

ToolBank USA affiliate warehouse lending tools and event/project equipment (projectors, screens, cooking equipment, hand and power tools) to nonprofits and community groups for volunteer projects.

State AT Act program offering short-term loans of wheelchairs, scooters, communication devices, magnifiers, and other adaptive tech, plus five equipment-reuse centers statewide; no age or disability-type restrictions on reuse programs.

Alaska's flagship tool library, housed in the Anchorage Museum's Seed Lab creative-reuse space; garden and home-improvement tools with sliding-scale memberships ($50 "Fix-it" / $75 "DIY" / pay-what-you-can) and reservation-based checkout. Featured in the Anchorage Daily News in June 2026.

Description: A free-membership community tool library lending home-improvement, construction, lawn & garden, automotive, arts & crafts, and culinary equipment, with online reservations. Distinctively located inside a shopping mall, in the CATALYST Creative Collective space at Tucson Mall.

Description: Warehouse-scale tool lending for nonprofits, schools, neighborhood associations, faith groups, and government agencies; borrowers pay a handling fee of 5% of retail value per week. Runs programs like "Heat Re-Leaf" and partners with the City of Phoenix on community projects.

Description: Free loans of cleanup tools, equipment, paint, and paint sprayers for neighborhood cleanup and beautification events. Open to neighborhood groups and Block Watches registered with the city's Neighborhood LINK.

Description: One of the metro area's best-branded Libraries of Things: bike repair kits and pumps, binocular/astronomy kits, blood pressure cuffs, cake pans, croquet sets, hiking kits with regional guides, park sports equipment, kids' play kits, Museum To-Go boxes, plus a seed library. Available at all Mesa Public Library locations (some items branch-specific).

Description: Lends board games and video games (PS4/PS5, Xbox, Switch), Citizen Science Kits, seasonal loom-knitting "Knit It Kits," children's Launchpad tablets, Book Club to Go kits, and Act One Culture Passes; also hosts a seed library.

Description: Lends telescopes, ukuleles (donated by the Prescott Ukulele Guild), hiking and pickleball kits, color-blindness glasses, Chromebooks, Wi-Fi hotspots, and culture passes, plus a seed library. Requires a Yavapai Library Network card.

Description: Lends GoPros, musical instruments, podcast kits, a sewing machine, portable turntables and Bluetooth speakers, themed backpacks, games, Chromebooks, and hotspots — all free for ages 18+. Also runs Citizen Science Kits, memory kits, and a seed library.

Description: Circulates a Library of Things (14-day loans) alongside board games, seeds, and culture passes; newly debuted Dementia Memory Kits in April 2026. Serves Flagstaff and Coconino County from downtown and east-side branches.

Description: Lends assistive technology devices to Arizonans with disabilities, families, and service providers for two-week home/school/work trials, with free shipping both ways; also administers a separate four-week loan library for Arizona schools. Site shows April 2026 news and events.

CALS runs a full tool library out of its Dee Brown branch (automotive, woodworking, yard, masonry, electrical — up to 5 tools / 3 power tools per checkout, adults 18+), plus a system-wide Library of Things with telescopes, 100 mobile hotspots, birdwatching kits, and a seed library.

A broad LoT spanning tools & equipment, kitchen gear, outdoor/recreation items, hotspots, video games, hobby and health kits, plus a seed library and an in-house makerspace; patrons can suggest new items.

Lends telescopes, GoPros, projectors, metal detectors, microscopes, laptops/iPads, and dozens of age-grouped discovery kits (robotics, coding, knitting, calligraphy) — even American Girl dolls; running since 2020.

A small-town LoT with kitchen equipment, bakeware, electronics, tools, toys, arts-and-crafts gear, and outdoor games; 1-week checkout with one renewal.

Not a checkout-and-take-home tool library, but FPL's Center for Innovation gives free reserved access to fabrication tools, tech, and studios, and the library lends tablets and portable Wi-Fi through its Lending Hands program. Included as the region's standout "beyond books" library service.

One of the oldest tool libraries in the US (opened 1979); thousands of home-repair and garden tools lent free with a Berkeley library card from a dedicated building at the South Branch.

Free tool lending (thousands of tools) plus patron-driven workshops; serves Oakland, Emeryville, and Piedmont residents.

Free tool lending for Richmond residents run by the city's Recreation Department, MyTurn-powered; celebrating 10 years of service in July 2026.

Free access to thousands of tools (yard, automotive, bicycle, woodworking, demolition) from inside the coLAB building; volunteer-staffed with reservation-based borrowing.

100% volunteer-run tool library in the basement of Immanuel Presbyterian Church: power/hand/garden and specialty tools, 11-day loans, sliding-scale membership ($10–20/mo), plus a bike stand and workshops. 3300 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010 (parking at 675 S Berendo St)

One of the earliest and most-cited public-library LoTs: GoPros, yard and home-care tools, musical instruments, and photography equipment reservable by card.

Beyond-books lending including bocce ball kits, book-club kits, and other gear across city branches; LoT roundup refreshed March 2026. 270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (Downtown + branches)

Distinctive lineup: C-Pen reading pens, home energy-efficiency kits, East Bay Regional Parks passes, early-literacy "Stories to Go" kits, and ukulele kits. 26 branches county-wide

Curated "joy and discovery" collection of interactive items free to borrow across county branches, complementing their makerspaces. Branches county-wide

Community passes, home energy kits, sewing and cooking equipment, educational toys, and try-before-you-buy items like Cricut machines.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) LoT with telescopes (StarSense Dobsonians), Fire tablets, wifi hotspots and more; 3-week checkouts, plus a seed library in Felton. Branches county-wide

The country's oldest toy library — running since 1935 — letting kids borrow toys like library books at 60+ Toy Loan Centers; serves 30,000+ children a year, co-sponsored by LA County DPSS. Centers county-wide

New (2025) hardware-lending program — car jacks, pole saws, bike repair kits, sewing machines — billed as the first of its kind in San Diego County (KPBS, Oct 2025).

Description: Member-based lending library with 5,000+ hand and power tools for home repair, lawn & garden, woodworking, metalworking, and arts, plus DIY classes and a community workshop. Annual membership is $150 with financial assistance available.

Description: Volunteer/community-run tool library lending tools, books, and kitchen gadgets on a low-cost membership (~$9/month), aimed at cutting overconsumption and improving equitable tool access. Runs on myTurn.

Description: Free tool lending room (table saws, air compressors, drills, weed whackers, leaf blowers, heaters) for Lake County residents after a 15-minute orientation, created to tackle deferred home maintenance; also runs a separate Library of Things. Founded 2021 with CHFA grant, Bighorn Ace Hardware, and Cloud City Conservation Center support.

Description: Free outdoor gear lending for the Leadville community, part of a county program known for lowering barriers to outdoor recreation for local kids and families.

Description: $10/month membership gear library lending paddleboards, PFDs, camping gear, snowshoes, avalanche safety gear, climbing/bike helmets, and fly-fishing equipment; up to 12 items per week.

Description: Free outdoor gear lending — paddleboards, kayaks, fishing gear, and bikes in summer; ski, snowboard, cross-country gear, snowshoes, and sleds in winter; camping gear year-round. Also gives away donated clothing.

Description: Lends Chromebooks, hotspots, GoPros, projectors, home energy-monitoring tools (draft/power meters, air-quality monitors), bike repair kits, and Colorado State Parks passes across the 26-branch system.

Description: Large LoT spanning tools, sports and outdoor gear, digital media equipment, robotics/coding kits, assistive devices, board games, and video games; 3-week checkouts.

Description: Lends tech (projectors, GoPros, karaoke machines), lawn games, sewing machines, telescopes, drill kits, car diagnostic scanners, and moving kits; 7-day, no-renewal checkouts.

Description: Lends birding kits (Lafayette is a certified Bird City), home energy test tools, WiFi hotspots, memory kits for caregivers, book-group kits, and museum and state park passes.

Description: Mountain-resort LoT launched May 2023 with ukuleles, pickleball sets, topo maps and hiking poles, SAD lamps, and Colorado State Parks and Quandary Peak parking passes; different items at each of the three branches.

Description: "Why buy when you can borrow" collection: state parks passes and discover packs, light therapy lamps, blood pressure monitors, kitchen tools, ukuleles, karaoke machines, hotspots, Chromebooks, craft kits, and retro tech like Victrolas and videotape converters.

Description: Beyond-books lending includes free WiFi hotspots, checkout-able DSLR cameras, GoPros, tripods and light kits from its studios, video games, board games, Culture Pass museum admissions, and Colorado State Parks pass backpacks.

An extensive member-accessible tool library — miter saws, generators, compressors, concrete mixer, MIG welder, sewing machine — with free 7-day loans and a live availability directory. Lending is a benefit of MakeHaven membership.

Citywide "beyond books" collection picked up at the Ives Squared Switchboard desk in the main library, spanning everyday essentials to specialized tools; borrowers sign a simple agreement (current version dated 2025).

Eight categories — arts & crafts, board games, cooking & baking (air fryer), health & wellness, home improvement, music, outdoors & garden, and tech — free with a card, one item per household, no late fees.

Over 100 curated items from board games and musical instruments to a metal detector, displayed in a dedicated corridor on the main level. Guide last updated March 2026.

Newer, actively growing collection (page updated May 2026): lawn games, board games and puzzles at both locations, metal detectors and stud finders, with sewing machines and bike pumps announced as coming soon.

Tech-leaning lending collection with an indoor air-quality monitor, Actron auto diagnostic scanner, Launchpads, and themed backpack and TEA (Technology, Engineering, Art) kits, each with posted loan periods and catalog checkout links.

Three-week loans on board games, puzzles, yard games, tools, and entertainment gear, plus a distinctive "Age Well" collection of games and activities designed for older adults with cognitive decline and their families.

LoT covers tech (hotspots, mini projector, podcast kit), cooking (air fryer), tools (laser level, Kill-A-Watt meters, tire inflator), and recreation (bocce, cornhole, fishing rods) on 7-day loans; the library also runs a separate Toy Library for kids.

A circulating toy collection at both the Bill Library and Gales Ferry branches, built with Traveling Toys, Inc. and funded by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, aimed at early-childhood play and easing costs for families.

A single statewide catalog of gadgets, tools, games, and equipment borrowable with any Delaware library card: sewing machines, telescopes, garden and Dremel tools, musical instruments, blood pressure cuffs, hotspots, Chromebooks, STEAM kits, and induction cooktops. Items are checked out and returned at the same branch; Sussex County's library department promotes the same collection downstate.

Beyond the statewide catalog, Dover runs its own Seed Library (free locally-adapted seeds), a small Library of Things (e.g., American Girl Doll backpacks with one-week checkouts), and Little Free Libraries in seven city parks.

The state's biggest city library lends Chromebooks and mobile WiFi hotspots and offers free Longwood Gardens passes at the circulation desk, alongside access to the statewide Library of Things catalog.

Volunteer-run 501(c)(3), free for DC residents, lending woodworking, construction, and garden tools from a shed at Twin Oaks Community Garden (a second Ward 7 site at Lederer Gardens is indefinitely closed); active blog posts through late 2025.

DCPL's tool-lending collection (launched Dec 2023) at the Labs in the MLK Memorial Library — hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and more, reservable online — which has also absorbed the Event Supplies Library (projector/movie-night and block-party kits) for 7-day loans.

DC Parks & Recreation lends garden and construction tools — rototillers, broadforks, power tools, even a cider press — to residents for up to a week during the growing season (March–November); operates in coordination with dctoollibrary.org.

Large, well-organized LoT: citizen-science kits (measuring light pollution, observing pollinators, ZomBee hunting), fiber arts/knitting/crochet kits, blood pressure toolkits, and tech items, free with an OCLS card.

26,000 sq ft center at the Orlando Public Library with bookable audio/video/photo studios, makerspace, sound and podcast booths, VR/simulation lab, and equipment access — a standout "access over ownership" model.

Reservable non-traditional items picked up at the Main Library; 2-week loans, borrowers 18+, up to two concurrent reservations. Site shows July 2026 activity.

Memorably named collection of tools, tech kits, games, and Wi-Fi hotspots; open to Clearwater cardholders and Pinellas Public Library Cooperative members, 7-day loans (14 for hotspots).

Lends ukulele kits for adults and kids (billed as Florida's first Library of Things ukulele loan program), American Heart Association blood pressure monitor kits, and other non-traditional items across branches.

Binoculars, Wi-Fi hotspots, children's developmental toys, literacy kits, and museum/attraction passes; 3-week loans reservable through the catalog, returnable at any Manatee branch.

Toys — including a notable adaptive-toy collection for kids with disabilities — plus electronics, hotspots, and seeds; 21-day renewable loans from branch service desks.

College library lending gadgets, A/V production gear, crafting supplies, fitness equipment, games, models, and tools; guide freshly updated June 2026.

The city library's Library of Things page appears in current search listings under Browse & Borrow, but the site's firewall blocked every fetch attempt this session.

Lends huge inventories of tools and equipment to nonprofits, schools, and community groups for volunteer projects (3% of retail value per week handling fee); part of the national ToolBank USA network. Not open to individual borrowers.

Bills itself as Savannah's first tool library: power drills, saws, wrenches, garden tools, and sewing machines, much of it donated by film/TV productions. Memberships start at $5/month with 7-day loans.

Toy lending library for children with disabilities: families attend facilitated play sessions and leave with a bag of adapted toys to borrow for the month; also runs computer clubs and teen programs.

One of Georgia's fuller public-library LoT collections: sewing machine, tool set, stud finder, radon test kits, Wi-Fi hotspots, Chromebooks, disc golf sets, robots/STEM kits, ukuleles, and board games.

Browsable "Things" catalog across seven branches: GoPro video kits, blood pressure kits, musical instruments, STEAM kits, assistive tech (large-print keyboards), gardening items, and museum passes.

A free PINES card works at ~300 Georgia public libraries, many of which lend LoT items (ukuleles, cake pans, sewing machines, kits); GPLS actively promotes the program with posts as recent as 2026.

Honolulu's tool library, operated by deconstruction/reuse nonprofit Re-use Hawai'i from its Salt Lake warehouse (newly reopened location in 2026); garden, home-improvement and DIY tools with monthly workshops. Memberships $20/mo, $50/3mo, $150/yr.

Volunteer-run rural tool library in the old Sunshine Hardware building lending construction, crafting, cleaning, and catering "tools" mostly free; recently expanded membership to Waikoloa, Waimea, Honoka'a, and Kawaihae, with new hours effective June 15, 2026.

Description: Membership-based community tool library run by Salmon Valley Stewardship, lending hand and power tools plus oddities like a poultry-processing trailer. The only classic standalone tool library operating in Idaho (it's the state's sole entry on the Tool Library Alliance map).

Description: Library-of-Things-style "Gear Collection" spanning Learn at Home, Outdoor, Play, STEAM, Tech and Wellness categories, checked out with a library card across the district's Victory, Lake Hazel, Star and Hidden Springs branches.

Description: Large borrowable "Kits" collection including DSLR cameras, projectors, GoPro accessories, portable power stations, video-to-digital converters and Kill A Watt energy meters; the district also runs unBound, a dedicated technology branch.

Description: Seven-branch North Idaho district with a formal Library of Things (borrower agreement required, items checked out at circulation desks) plus a big "Full STEAM Ahead" kit collection and classroom STEAM kits for educators. Agreement form updated May 2026.

Description: City library with a named Library of Things "bookshelf" alongside Chromebook/hotspot lending and a seed library.

Description: LoT-style "Curiosity Collection" of maker kits, tech and devices, puzzles/games, Itty Bitty Brain Boxes and Voyager (outdoor exploration) kits; also runs the Moscow Seed Library and a recurring Repair Café.

Description: Boise's water-education center lends free kits and models — aquifer models, Enviroscape watershed models, home/school water-audit kits and water-quality testing kits — to educators and community members for two-week periods.

Description: Statewide program letting Idahoans test and borrow assistive-technology devices for free through lending libraries at resource centers across the state.

Thousands of tools for DIY, home repair, gardening, camping, cooking, and crafts — drills to sewing machines to ice cream makers — on a pay-what-you-can membership. Active with 2026 board, new Sunday hours, and ongoing repair fairs/workshops.

3,000+ tools (carpentry, sanders, drills, lawn mowers) on MyTurn; $50/year membership, free repair clinics, new-member orientation.

Hand and power tools, yard equipment, automotive, kitchen, and woodworking tools; donation-based basic membership (suggested $35) or $50 premiere with workshops; up to 7 tools out at a time.

Free community tool lending run out of the Rainbow Cafe; browsable MyTurn inventory, borrowing now by appointment/reservation with a volunteer.

CPL's dedicated LoT at the Uptown branch: carpet cleaner, pasta maker, sous vide, popcorn and bubble machines, telescope, cornhole; 1-week loans, in-person checkout only, collection still growing.

Longstanding, wide-ranging collection: adaptive tools/toys, photo-video-audio equipment, musical instruments, STEM kits, home-maintenance tools, and kids' kits.

DIY (drills, laser level, sewing/embroidery machines), entertainment (karaoke, telescope), outdoor (tiller, bocce, utility wagon), and tech (Adobe-loaded laptops, GoPros, hotspots); 3-week loans, 18+, Main Library lobby desk only.

Growing collection from board games and hotspots to cameras, sewing machines, and game controllers; AHML cardholders only, with patron suggestions welcomed.

Home-repair, crafting, and tech items across eight categories (incl. media converters); 1-week loans, 2 items per cardholder, $1/day late fee.

Garage-based neighborhood tool share run by Evanston's West End Area Block Club (the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse itself no longer advertises a tool library — it's a reclaimed-building-materials warehouse).

Pilot program (Sept 15, 2025–Sept 14, 2026) lending arts & crafts gear, assistive devices, garden and household tools, musical instruments, and outdoor rec items (sewing machines, fishing poles, pickleball sets). Offered at six branches (College Avenue, Decatur, East 38th St, Fort Ben, Southport, West Perry), expanding system-wide through 2026; 21-day checkout, 2 items.

Nonprofit tool library (program of ContainArt Community Corp., 501(c)(3)) lending construction, home-repair, woodworking, metalworking, and gardening tools to South Bend residents 18+; pay-what-you-want annual membership, 7-day loans.

Lends ukulele kits, baking kits, RPG kits, video-production kits, iPads, hotspots, energy monitors, toys, and a seed library; pickup at Downtown Library, Ellettsville Branch, or Bookmobile.

Big "borrow instead of buy" collection across 15+ categories — notably kayaks and paddleboards (with safety waiver), plus DIY tools, garden tools, instruments, baking gear, STEAM kits, and cultural passes; general waiver required.

Lends STEM/robotics kits, maker kits, sensory bags (weighted blankets, noise-cancelling headphones), cornhole sets, baking pans, hotspots, laptops, museum passes, and a ~100-variety seed library.

Broad collection: STEAM and memory kits, board games, instruments, lawn games, sewing machines, metal detectors, blood-pressure monitors, light-therapy lamps, Enchroma color-blindness glasses; mostly 3-week checkouts.

IU's guide to gear borrowable across campus centers: bikes, kitchen equipment, AV gear, sports/outdoor equipment, games, and repair/garden tools; primarily for IU students/affiliates.

Co-op lending audio, video, creative, and event-production equipment at ~$1/tool/week, hosted by Indy Art | Media Co-op and the Kheprw Institute.

ACPL maintains a Library of Things page and is cited by the Indiana State Library as running a LoT program, but page contents couldn't be confirmed via fetch.

Free-to-borrow hand and power tools for home maintenance, DIY, and restoration projects, run alongside the architectural-salvage Salvage Barn; 2-week loans for members 18+.

No membership fee; small hand tools borrow free and big items (drywall jacks, tile saws, ladders) go out for a low daily fee, with inventory on myTurn and safety training on request.

400+ tools loaned 3 days at a time to owner-occupant homeowners; $195/yr membership with a $25 income-qualified rate, based at the East Euclid ReStore.

Community art center lending art tools and equipment free to PS1 members for one-week loans; a distinctive arts twist on the tool-library model.

50+ items including home-improvement tools, party supplies, board games, and memory-preservation gear (e.g., digitizing equipment); 3-week loans shipped from Central to any branch. Central Library: 1000 Grand Ave, Des Moines

Musical instruments, GoPros, hotspots, Chromebooks, outdoor games, gardening tools, STEM kits, and a notable historical doll kit collection; 2-week renewable loans.

Broad non-book collection across all branches: telescopes, sewing machines, hotspots, Rokus, ukuleles, light-therapy lamps, outdoor games, and many themed kits; mostly 3-week fine-free loans. Branches: Eldridge, Blue Grass, Buffalo, Durant, Princeton, Walcott + bookmobile

ICPL's non-book lending program (its "More to Borrow" page is live in current search listings), but the site blocked automated fetches so contents couldn't be confirmed directly.

Lends hand tools, measuring tools, 3D scanners, cameras, programming/circuit kits, and VR/AR gear from the Engineering Library service desk, primarily for the campus community.

One of the region's broadest LoTs: anatomical models, binoculars and bird-watching kits, blood-pressure monitor kits, Chromebooks, museum/attraction Experience Passes, Finch robots, memory kits (dementia support), microscopes, radon detectors, telescopes, and Tonieboxes; 2 items at a time.

Added telescopes in summer 2026 (partnership with the Astronomical League of Kansas) on top of an established nonbook lineup: arts & craft kits, bird-watching kits, cake pans, conversation kits, health bags, oral history kits and Book Group in a Bag.

Lends an Audio-Visual Tool collection from its SOUND+VISION Studio — VHS digitization kits, VCR-to-USB adapters, slide/film scanners, audio recording gear — plus a Seed Library.

Volunteer-run 501(c)(3) tool lending library modeled on a book library; lends hundreds of power tools, hand tools, and household equipment on a 7-day cycle, with sliding-scale annual membership. Catalog runs on myTurn; profiled by Louisville Public Media as recently as May 2026.

Community-owned, pay-what-you-can library lending power tools, hand tools, kitchen equipment, camping gear, and lawn/garden tools out of the ArtFarm site; currently fundraising for a "mobile LexTools" unit.

Free home-improvement tool library run by Kenton County Public Library with the Center for Great Neighborhoods, housed in the Hellmann Creative Center; free 7-day loans (up to 3 tools) with a KCPL card.

Separate from Empower Tools: 14-day loans of telescopes, metal detectors, ladders, wheelbarrows, hand trucks, moving kits, yard games, and an oral history recording kit across KCPL branches.

Standout non-book lending at scale: telescopes and binoculars checkable at every LFPL location, plus sensory kits, book-discussion kits, and reservable makerspace equipment (3D printers, laser cutters, sewing/embroidery machines, recording gear).

One of Kentucky's earlier and better-developed public LoTs: musical instruments, sewing machines, Chromebooks, Wi-Fi hotspots, telescope, metal detector, birdwatching kits, a VASCO language translator, plus games, puzzles, and a microscope; most items lend for 3 weeks.

100+ items at all five BCPL locations: camping gear, metal detector, binoculars, fitness and gardening equipment, kitchen gadgets (fondue pot, induction cooktop), karaoke machine, projector, and lawn games; takes public suggestions for new items.

Western Kentucky's standout: fishing rod-and-reel combos (via KY Dept. of Fish & Wildlife), disc golf and pickleball kits, blood pressure monitor kits (via the local health department), mobile hotspots, bike locks, and a seed library.

Free lending library of adapted toys and books for children of all abilities, affiliated with the University of Kentucky; loans run up to 3 months and items ship anywhere in Kentucky at no cost.

myTurn-powered statewide collection of book-discussion kits and programming kits (books, electronics, games, toys) available to any Kentucky resident, reserved through local public library staff; 9-week loans shipped to your library.

Free tool borrowing for any Lafayette resident — power and hand tools for home, yard, and auto maintenance, stocked largely through community donations.

Free neighborhood tool lending run by the Broadmoor Improvement Association on the MyTurn platform; membership limited to residents of the 70125 ZIP, 2 rentals per checkout, 1-week loans.

Cleanup-focused tool lending at the East New Orleans Regional branch — shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and gloves for neighborhood and catch-basin cleanups; 2 items per patron, 7-day loans.

One of the state's biggest LoTs: Arduino kits, board games, telescopes, musical instruments, art prints & statues, blood pressure kits, digital microscopes, Wi-Fi hotspots ("Wi-Fi 2 Geaux"), state park and museum passes, plus seed libraries.

Lends learning kits, hobby kits, board games, iPads/Launchpads, celebration kits, and cultural passes across its branches.

University library collection lending games, kitchen items, school supplies, tech, engineering/architecture gear, and even stuffed animals to UL Lafayette students.

Nonprofit membership tool library circulating gardening, landscaping, home-improvement, and kitchen tools via an online MyTurn catalog; volunteer-run with quarterly volunteer trainings.

Lends and rents outdoor gear (sleeping bags, packs, trekking poles, rain gear, skis, skates, winter clothing) to individuals, schools, and nonprofits, plus repair services; also convenes the statewide Maine Gear Library Network of 40+ member organizations.

Free borrowing of mountain and fat-tire bikes, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, cross-country skis, snowshoes, and backpacks; membership is free with a library card from one of five Millinocket-area libraries.

Queer-centered gear library and education center at the Equality Community Center in Portland's Arts District; sliding-scale seasonal memberships (free for BIPOC members) cover camping, hiking, backpacking, winter, and canoe-tripping gear for up to two weeks per loan.

200+ item community gear library (XC skis, snowshoes, bikes, canoes, SUPs, camping gear, winter clothing) free for Somerset County residents, with paid memberships for other Mainers and visitors; also runs free outdoor programming.

Statewide nonprofit that loans and gives donated camping and camp-kitchen gear to Maine school outdoor clubs (not general-public lending); runs gear drives and passes clothing and boots directly to students.

One of Maine's largest public-library Things collections (roughly 1,500 gadgets, tools, kitchen and outdoor items per 2025 news coverage), plus Chromebook/hotspot kits and Maine GearShare passes.

Nontraditional lending collection browsable in the library's catalog alongside park and museum passes; part of an active five-branch city system.

Friends-funded collection including snowshoes (adult and youth), a telescope, GoPro, projectors, power stations, sewing machine, mobile hotspots, coding kits, and VHS digitizing gear.

Lends craft tools, air-quality and electricity monitors, telescope, binoculars, Nintendo Switch, digital cameras, hotspots, board games, and American Girl dolls; page updated June 2026.

Unusually adventurous small-town collection: inflatable kayaks, 6-person tents, snowshoes, sleds, power tools, sewing machine, Cricut, nature-explorer backpacks, plus loaner guitars and ukuleles via Continuum Arts Collective.

Midcoast village library lending kitchen gear (blenders, specialty pans, butane torch), hand tools, and power tools (drills, impact drivers); up to 10 tools per checkout with a free library card.

Baltimore's flagship nonprofit tool library, lending 3,000+ tools to members and running roughly 30 classes (woodworking, home repair, crafts) plus a public woodworking open shop. One of the best-known tool libraries on the East Coast.

A ToolBank USA affiliate lending 10,000+ tools and pieces of equipment to 750+ member nonprofits, schools, faith communities, and neighborhood groups for service projects; a typical tool order costs about $45.

Membership-based tool library on MyTurn for home repair, hobby, and garden tools, with an onsite makerspace; open to Montgomery County residents 18+ ($60/yr standard, sliding scale to $12; $15/mo option).

Citywide LoT with pickup at any Pratt branch: Chromebooks and hotspots, a Children's Library of Things (ages 0–8), STEAM to Go kits, and a Teen Library of Things with coding robots, sewing machines, digital microscopes, and gaming devices.

One of Maryland's broadest collections, 20+ categories: 70+ board games, camera kits, engravers, karaoke kits, induction cooktops, adventure backpacks, memory kits — plus quirky branch specialties like fishing poles at North Point and musical instruments at Catonsville.

Lends C-Pen ReaderPens (assistive text-to-speech scanning pens), ukulele starter kits, and Memory Lab equipment for digitizing home movies, records, photos, negatives, and slides.

Lends framed artwork, a DIY collection (repair, sewing, gardening, cooking tools), sewing machines, ukuleles, STEM kits, memory care kits, video games, and educational toys, plus a seed library; available at Central, East Columbia, Elkridge, Glenwood, Miller, and Savage branches.

City library collection of about 19 items — bocce and giant dice sets, ukulele, tool kit, laser measure, crochet/knitting kits, a typewriter, and a video converter; one-week checkouts at the circulation desk (page updated Jan 2026).

MCPL launched its Library of Things in 2018 with a musical instrument lending collection based at the Twinbrook branch (202 Meadow Hall Dr, Rockville); the county's 2018 announcement was fetched successfully, but the program's current page could not be reached this session to confirm 2026 status.

Volunteer-run lending library of carpentry, electrical, and gardening tools housed at the Parts and Crafts makerspace; $50/year membership lets you borrow up to 7 tools a week, no Somerville residency required.

Lends from a collection of 2,000+ non-electronic toys, games, and puzzles for kids up to age 8, plus a play space; membership from $30/month with financial assistance available.

A rotating, system-wide collection of non-traditional items (14-day loans) picked up at participating branches with a physical BPL/MBLN card; the library maintains a public wishlist for new "Things."

Categories include circulating tech (Chromebooks, hotspots, Nintendo Switch), kitchen equipment, lawn games, instruments, home-monitoring meters, health aids, birding kits, and ELL learning kits; 2-week loans for ages 13+.

One of the Minuteman network's best-known LoTs: kitchen gadgets, tech, games, crafts, outdoor equipment, musical instruments, event supplies, and home-improvement tools on 2-week loans.

Large browsable online catalog of tools, sewing machines, STEAM to-go kits, outdoor gear, and technology, mostly on renewable 3-week loans — pitched as "try before you buy."

Lends Chromebooks, digital projectors, graphics tablets, iPads with assistive-technology apps, games, kitchen items, and maker tools across its branches, mostly 2-week renewable loans.

An ever-expanding collection of non-traditional items — bed prism glasses, digital microscopes, a toolkit and more — plus a separate children's Library of Things.

The strongest Library of Things in Berkshire County (no standalone "Berkshire Tool Library" could be found): ukuleles and other everyday and not-so-everyday items lent from the reference desk and children's library, funded by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.

The best-known "things" collection in the state: telescopes, synthesizers, art prints, science kits, yard games, and a "Book a Tool" reservation system for events — all free with an AADL card, picked up Downtown.

Free tool checkout for MorningSide-area residents plus mobile tool libraries, safety training, and open shop hours geared to block clubs and neighborhood cleanups; org memberships $150–350. Heavy positive local coverage in May 2026 (WDIV tool drives).

Free tool lending for Detroit and surrounding communities from Carhartt's Midtown workshop, with online reservations, a 20-minute new-user orientation, and "Sharpen Your Skills" workshops.

Opened April 2026 with backing from Ford Philanthropy and Carhartt; lends construction, landscaping, cleanup, and event equipment to nonprofits, schools, faith groups, and neighborhood organizations.

Well-organized LoT spanning tools, tech, kitchen, crafts (button makers, Cricut), medical devices, music, and outdoor games; higher-risk "Tier 2" items need a one-time waiver, and patrons can suggest new Things.

Gadgets, tools, and games including a full musical-instrument lineup (guitars, synths, even a theremin), telescopes, metal detectors, birding backpacks, sewing machines, and home-energy meters.

Large "Beyond Books" collection of high-cost items — stargazing binocular kits, trekking poles, film-to-digital converters, metal detectors, tire inflators, mahjong sets — transferable between branches. (Grand Rapids Public Library itself has no branded LoT; KDL is the area standout.)

LoT plus a "LOT Jr." for kids (Launchpads, American Girl dolls), board games, Raising Reader backpacks, and a "ThingsMap" showing which branch holds what; adults sign a borrowing agreement.

Separate adult and youth collections: laser levels, tire-change kits, radon detectors, sewing/knitting machines, theremini and other instruments, projectors, karaoke machines, pickleball sets; 3-week loans with two renewals.

"Library of Things" is a top-level catalog category on KPL's site, and local press (NowKalamazoo, July 2025) covers the beyond-books lending; an April 2026 Wayback snapshot shows the collection live.

The former Minneapolis and St. Paul tool libraries now operate as one org with 8,000+ tools for home improvement, DIY, and lawn/garden, plus workshop space and classes; 7-day loans for members.

Volunteer-run LoT founded by two local moms; ~750 items (kitchen appliances, tools, camping gear, party supplies, instruments, baby gear) with no-contact self-service pickup via myTurn.

Members check out up to 5 toys for 2–4 weeks from three church-hosted branches; aimed at reducing waste and toy clutter while supporting child development. Locations: 8 W 60th St, Minneapolis 55419; 2510 Cleveland St NE, Minneapolis 55418; 1505 Burns Ave, St. Paul 55106

Free tool lending open to all local residents for home improvement and repair, up to one week per loan; reserve online, pick up with ID and borrower agreement.

Members borrow gardening tools plus food-processing gear — canners, dehydrators, apple peelers/corers, juicers, sausage makers — and the program gives away hundreds of donated canning jars each summer.

Longstanding "things" lender (framed art since the 1970s); current collection spans crafts, cooking, games, outdoor gear, and tools with 3-week, renewable checkouts.

Lends telescopes, birding kits, nature backpacks, VR headsets, laptop/hotspot kits, and memory-care kits; mostly 3-week loans picked up in person.

County system LoT confirmed via its live listing in search results, but the county site rate-limited all fetch attempts so current details couldn't be confirmed.

Seasonal fat-tire bikes, XC skis, snowshoes, and kicksleds for use in Hartley Park; notable because free and discounted rentals are offered to low-income participants.

The state's best-documented LoT: technology (boomboxes, chargers), arts-and-crafts equipment, and kitchen tools, chosen around community need. 7-day loans, one auto-renewal; some items require a 6-month-old card, photo ID, and signed agreement.

Maintains a dedicated "Library of Things" catalog including toys, preloaded tablets/Launchpads, and media players alongside its regular collection; modest but active.

Statewide device-loan program lending durable medical equipment and assistive tech (typically ~45-day loans) so Mississippians with disabilities can try before buying or bridge repairs; browsable inventory at myatprogram.org.

Low-cost rental of camping and backpacking gear — tents, packs, sleeping bags/pads, stoves, cook sets (e.g., 2-person tent $7/day) — through USM Campus Recreation; community eligibility not stated.

Lends garden and small-farm tools to urban farmers, community gardeners, and residents via a Lend Engine online catalog; relaunched and appointment-based.

Free outdoor-gear lending (1,000+ pieces — camping, paddling, etc.) for St. Louis City/County residents and community organizations; short online training, then reserve on myTurn.

Free donation-based tool-sharing cooperative running since 2020; no membership — you email to coordinate a loan from the pegboard collection of hand and power tools.

Long-running program (often cited as a statewide model) lending home-repair and gardening tools — up to 5 tools per week — plus quarterly Fix-It Fairs; $30/yr membership.

Free checkout of musical instruments, outdoor recreation gear, accessibility tools (low-vision/dyslexia), health-monitoring devices, projectors, puzzles/games, and STEAM kits. HQ: 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO (branch availability varies)

Lends 70+ Chromebooks, 50+ hotspots, Sony camcorders, and Orion telescopes with an adult card; 1–3 week loans.

District-wide Wi-Fi hotspot lending (3-week loans, deliverable to any branch) plus checkout telescopes at four branches added in 2025.

Neighborhood tool library on Cherokee Street with a myTurn catalog (tools plus oddities like event games) that still shows hours and inventory — but its main website domain is dead and Yelp marked it closed in April 2026, so current status is doubtful.

Description: Montana's flagship tool library, lending 3,500+ tools for home, garden, yard, and automotive projects; most tools are free with a MUD membership, with small fees on high-maintenance equipment. Online reservations run on myTurn (mud.myturn.com).

Description: Deep "things" collection: telescopes, induction cooktops, automotive diagnostic scanners, kill-a-watt meters, kids' life jackets, birding backpacks, an extensive cake-pan collection, board games, plus a seed library and culture passes to local museums.

Description: 14-day loans of telescopes, birdwatching kits (funded by Last Chance Audubon), blood-pressure kits done in partnership with the state health department, C-Pen reader pens, Bluetooth audio gear, and themed kits, returnable at any branch.

Description: Lends assistive technology and adaptive recreation equipment free to any Montanan for 30/90/180 days (up to 12 items), with free shipping statewide; browsable online inventory with self-serve checkout requests.

Description: Long-running community bicycle shop where anyone can use stands, tools, and donated parts to build or fix a bike for free; a bike-world cousin of a tool library and a Missoula institution since 1996.

Description: All-volunteer group lending complete bikepacking kits (bags, camping gear, etc.) free of charge to trans, non-binary, gender-expansive, and women riders in the Missoula area; profiled by Bikepacking Roots in Feb 2026.

Description: Free checkout of cameras, tripods, lighting, and microphones to community producers who hold a Missoula Public Library card and complete a short training; borrowers contribute content to MCAT's public-access channels.

Description: Women-founded gear library lending donated hunting equipment (packs, optics, clothing) to new and underrepresented hunters, run through the local Hellgate Hunters & Anglers chapter; drew statewide press when it launched.

System-wide (12 locations) special collections: the Discovery Pass program (free reservable passes to Omaha museums and attractions, plus pop-up event passes), a Toys & Kits collection, Book Club Bags, and the Common Soil Seed Library. Multiple locations; hours vary by branch

A dedicated "nontraditional catalog" in a fast-growing Omaha suburb: ukuleles, cake pans, a telescope, board games and more, plus attraction Activity Passes; LoT items have their own Biblionix catalog view and must be returned in person.

Description: The most complete Library of Things in southern Nevada: garden tools (with waiver), car OBD code scanners, hiking GPS units, hiking/creature-discovery backpacks, STEAM and storytime kits, cake pans, board games, hotspots, and binge boxes. Partly funded by IMLS.

Description: Lends NASA Explorer backpacks, VR headset kits, STEM kits, audio and camera equipment, preloaded Kindles, Chromebooks and MacBooks, and Book Club in a Bag sets (some items require a "Premier Card"). No overdue fines.

Description: Cardholders check out free admission passes: DISCOVERY Children's Museum family passes, Springs Preserve family passes, Horses4Heroes ranch visits, and a Nevada State Parks Pass covering day-use entry to all 27 state parks. Available at the information desk of every branch.

Description: Beyond books, lends Wi-Fi hotspots, Chromebooks, jigsaw puzzles, framed art prints, Book Clubs in a Bag, and the Nevada State Park Pass across its branches.

Description: A city-run trailer stocked with leaf blowers, power washer, hedge trimmers, rakes, shovels, wheelbarrow, mechanic tool set, and safety gear, delivered by Neighborhood Services to community cleanup sites. Borrowers must be 18+, show ID, and belong to a registered neighborhood association, HOA, or Adopt-A-Spot group within city limits.

Description: Each branch holds two checkable Nevada State Park Passes (free day-use entry to all 27 state parks, vehicle up to 8 people), plus Discover & Go museum passes; also offers 3D printing. Checkout is in person only.

Free self-serve outdoor gear borrowing from unstaffed sheds at three White Mountains locations (Bethlehem Elementary School, the Littleton rail trail, the Franconia Inn): bikes, helmets, and hiking equipment reserved online with emailed access codes.

Free MyTurn-powered lending of trail-work and conservation tools (shovels, pruning saws, pry bars, gloves) to conservation organizations, towns, and volunteer groups across the Seacoast; run with the Southeast Land Trust of NH.

Lends tools and gadgets (thermal camera, Kill A Watt meters, laser level), media-digitizing equipment (film/slide scanners, VHS and vinyl converters), recreation gear (telescope, metal detector, karaoke machine, pickleball set), and instruments (guitar, ukulele).

All-ages Things collection (tools to Blu-ray players) with a distinctive peg-board browsing system in three spots around the library; 21-day loans, curbside pickup available, plus a seed library and puzzle exchange.

Deep collection spanning 30+ board games, craft equipment (looms, screen printing, sewing machine), outdoor games, tools, health devices (blood-pressure monitor, ECG, pulse oximeter), and a separate children's Things collection with robots and a Yoto player.

Statewide backbone collection — Nature Explorer packs, OSMO learning games, accessible youth materials, STEM kits, traveling kitchen — that circulates to any NH public library, which then lends to local patrons and schools.

Small North Country collection with early-learning kits, borrowable toys, puzzles, and an NH Astronomical Society loaner telescope, alongside curated Mt. Washington hiking resources.

Nonprofit (founded 2019) building community toy-lending in the Durham/Seacoast area via pop-ups and partnerships; active Instagram/Facebook presence but no functioning standalone website could be fetched, so current lending status could not be confirmed.

County-run tool lending library serving Camden County residents (Cherry Hill area) with an online myTurn reservation catalog of home-improvement and yard tools.

Free two-week loans of electric landscape equipment, induction cooktops, and repair tools to Princeton residents and nonprofits — a "try before you electrify" sustainability project sponsored by NRG Energy.

One of NJ's best-known LoTs: laptops, hotspots, binoculars, portable power stations, emergency weather radios, nature-explorer backpacks, and Little Thinker kids' kits; the page also cross-promotes local partner lending programs.

Lends home improvement tools, musical gear, and video game consoles for home checkout, alongside the library's separate technology-lending and MakerSpace programs.

Telescope, microscope, ukulele starter kit, video-to-digital converter, projector/mic, plus new hands-on science kits (biodiversity, water-quality monitoring); holds placed by phone or email, pickup at Main or Bellevue Avenue branch.

Newer LoT funded by an NJ State Library "Level Up Your Library" grant, lending equipment and tools alongside the library's seed library and makerspace.

County-system LoT lending crafting tools, electronics, home tools, and recreation items free to resident cardholders (up to a set number of Things for 14 days), sponsored by the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library; pickup at Headquarters.

Large LoT spanning iPads, hotspots, a portable record player, musical instruments, memory kits, and hobby/craft/board-game collections, each with its own loan rules; complements the town's county tool library.

Description: Borrow up to 2 power tools and 3 hand tools at a time for 7 days on a $38/year membership open to Santa Fe County residents; proceeds support Habitat's affordable-housing mission.

Description: Free toy, educational-material, book, and video lending for parents and caregivers at six sites across New Mexico, run by UNM's Early Childhood Services Center — all you need is an ID. Also sets up "Paloma's Play Corners" in family-service agencies.

Description: LoT at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library lending "from baking supplies to traditional fiber art tools and everything in between," launched with a state Creative Industries grant; paired with the library's makerspace.

Description: Small community library that lends telescopes, microscopes, bird-watching kits, baking pans, iPods, WiFi hotspots, puzzles, and museum passes alongside books.

Description: Tool lending program for Santa Fe Farmers' Market vendor-farmers, still listed among the Institute's farmer programs alongside microloans, but its dedicated program page now returns a 404, so current status is unclear.

Volunteer-powered nonprofit lending 5,000+ tools — power tools, lawn equipment, automotive and tech gear — for a modest annual membership; celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2026 and runs lead-safe renovation trainings with Erie County.

Free tool lending at BPL's Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center; borrow up to three tools (one power tool) for a week — cordless saws, jigsaws, heat guns, hand tools — born out of BPL's Repair Hub project.

System-wide "more than books" lending: telescopes, board games, musical instruments (the first instrument lending library in NYC, at Central Library), museum passes, and tools.

Tool lending library run by the South East Area Coalition, open to residents of a nine-county Greater Rochester region for a small annual fee; a mobile lending unit rotating through city R-Centers is rolling out.

500+ items — pressure washers, shop vacs, power and garden tools — geared toward old-house repair; $20/year membership ($15 for HAF or Albany Public Library members), borrow up to 4 items for two weeks.

Free membership and free borrowing of hammers, wrenches, and other hand and household tools for any Brooklyn resident 18+; operates out of a storage unit, access by appointment.

Lends power tools, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, and hand tools free to members of NYC community gardens (not home gardeners), with twice-monthly delivery to gardens; operates seasonally mid-March through October.

Long Island standout lending guitars, coding robots (Bee-Bot, Botley), air quality monitors, photo-to-USB scanners, bocce and badminton sets, and retro game consoles; two items at a time for a week.

Broad LoT collection (Bluetooth speakers, bocce sets, tech and recreation gear) circulating 14 days, tied to the library's Innovation Station makerspace.

Volunteer-powered, membership-based nonprofit lending over 3,700 tools — one of the largest tool libraries in the Southeast; members browse and reserve via a MyTurn inventory.

Lends tools and equipment in bulk to nonprofits, schools, and charitable groups for volunteer projects (not individual borrowers), part of the national ToolBank USA network.

Free lending of battery-electric lawn equipment (EGO mowers, string trimmers, blowers) to Raleigh residents for non-commercial use; reserve online, pick up at the Raleigh Pathways Center.

Free tool library for Greensboro residents and community groups, lending everything from rakes and shovels to lawn mowers and plumbing snakes for up to five days; run by the city with Lowe's as a partner.

Lends garden and cleanup tools (shovels, pruners, wheelbarrows, electric mower, litter grabbers, event recycling bins) free to Durham-based community groups and organizations for service projects.

Free two-week loans of garden tools to community members (refundable deposit required), run by NC State Extension's Forsyth County office; program page updated Dec 2025.

Take-home kits across arts & crafts, education, games, health & wellness, outdoors, and emergency preparedness; cardholders borrow one kit at a time for 3 weeks. Site shows current July 2026 notices.

The Main Library's Innovation Lab checks out STEAM kits (Ozobots, Sphero, electronics repair) plus practical tool kits (stud finder, laser level, OBD code reader, air quality monitor); covered by WRAL as Durham's "Library of Things."

Growing non-traditional collection: electronics and technology, board games, outdoor activity gear, early-literacy backpacks, Launchpad tablets, plus a seed library and puzzle exchange; adult cardholders can borrow 2 kits + 1 tech item.

Launched Sept 2024; lends specialty items like cake pans and games for one-time projects and "try before you buy" — free with an adult library card.

One of the country's largest academic device-lending programs — laptops, cameras, audio gear, AR/VR headsets, and gaming equipment across five campus libraries; limited to the NC State community, but a notable regional model.

Kits, equipment and "experiences" alongside books: adventure backpacks, board games, curiosity kits, disc golf kits, Launchpads, mobile hotspots, ND State Park passes, radon detector kits, draft/power check meters and Sunspotter telescopes. Main Library, 101 4th St N, Fargo, ND 58102 (also at Dr. James Carlson and Northport branches)

MPL runs what it calls North Dakota's first Tool Library (yard, plumbing and construction tools; 3 at a time, 18+, waiver required) plus checkout-to-home makerspace gear (GoPro, Spheros, LEGO Mindstorms, projectors), 150+ board games, Roku sticks/Tonies/Launchpads, and ND State Park passes.

ND State Park and Gateway to Science passes, disc golf and pickleball sets, kids' life jackets, fishing poles (tackle included, yours to keep), board/video games, WhaZoodle speakers, Launchpads and radon detector kits.

Tech-leaning collection: green screens, umbrella lighting, podcast microphones, 3D-printing pens, karaoke and bubble machines, outdoor movie screen, wireless printer, light-therapy lamps; one-week loans for adult cardholders.

The country's original tool library, founded 1976 (formerly the Rebuilding Together Central Ohio Tool Library — the old rtcentralohio.org site is stale; Modcon Living is the current name). Lends 1,225+ hand and power tools for home repair, DIY, and community gardens; annual membership $50 ($25 students/seniors/veterans), with income-based and nonprofit tiers. Runs on MyTurn.

Hundreds of hand and power tools, most free to borrow with a $25/yr membership (eligibility limited to its service area); online catalog with reservations. Site links a 2025 annual report and current policies.

Lends home, garden, and yard tools from screwdrivers to wheelbarrows and electric drills (no gas-powered equipment); recently renovated with a $200K Lowe's grant. Active local news coverage May 2025 (WTVG).

500+ tools — power, hand, plumbing, carpet, lawn & garden, electrical, roofing — open to Summit County and nearby residents; $50/yr "Akronite" membership with $20–40 discounted community tiers. Currently accepting new members (MyTurn signup).

Borrow-don't-buy tool lending for weekend projects with an online inventory portal; attached to a community makerspace and mending service. Site copyright 2026.

Year-round tool and equipment lending for nonprofits, schools, neighborhood associations, and faith/civic groups at nominal fees; site features a 2025 Impact Report. (Note: I could not find any live site or archive for a member-facing "Cincinnati Tool Library" in Northside — it appears defunct or never had a web presence; this is Cincinnati's active tool-lending org.)

Multiple LoT collections: circulating art, cake pans, memory kits, STEM/educational kits, kitchen tools, hotspots, and "Lucky Day" family passes to local attractions; clear loan-period grid on the page.

Dedicated Library of Things within a broader "Unexpected Things" lineup that includes Stark Parks Packs, DIY "Golden Gear" kits, and Adventure Passes.

One of NE Ohio's deepest "things" collections: 8mm-film and cassette digitizers, Bee-Bot robots, LEGO sets, board/card games, and lots of equipment/technology, all holdable in the catalog.

Main site is live and the collection got a fresh Dayton Daily News photo feature on July 9, 2026, but the library keeps the collection in its catalog and I could not confirm a dedicated LoT webpage.

The biggest true Library of Things in the state: sewing machines, looms, heat presses, guitars, ukuleles, karaoke machines, projectors, cameras, fishing poles, cornhole, dumbbells and more, checked out for 21 days from any of 15 branches (return to the same branch).

Launched spring 2024 with garden tools (shovels, spades, rakes, loppers, broad forks, hand-tool sets) checkable at branches across the OKC system, plus themed nature "Discovery Backpacks" for kids 4-12; the current page says each branch stocks the same tool set.

A 40+ item collection for adult cardholders (2-week checkout): accordion, keyboard, electric drum set, GoPro, digital camera, projector, metal detector, disc golf/croquet/bocce sets, blood-pressure monitor, cold-therapy unit, color-blind glasses, bird-watching and gardening kits.

Lends from an inventory of ~5,000 assistive-tech devices (communication, hearing, vision, mobility, daily living, recreation) — up to 3 devices for 6 weeks, free, to Oklahomans with disabilities, families, and professionals.

Long-running nonprofit (UCP affiliate) that gives or loans durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, bathroom equipment) at no cost and provides sensory/adapted toys for children with disabilities.

Volunteer nonprofit tool-lending effort with a live MyTurn checkout portal, but the inventory is closed to browsing, it has no standalone website, and no 990 filings or recent independent activity could be found — current operating status unclear.

New Tulsa initiative giving residents "easy access to a wide range of tools and equipment, ready to borrow, within communities" (per its LinkedIn profile); its only web presence is a Facebook page, which could not be fetched to confirm 2026 activity.

Long-running volunteer 501(c)(3) lending tools free to NE Portland residents of all income levels; hosted at the Leaven Community Center.

One of Portland's original free neighborhood tool libraries, operating out of the historic Kenton Firehouse; donation-based, Saturdays only. (Note: its old northportlandtoollibrary.org domain is now squatted — the MyTurn site is the live presence.)

Free hand- and power-tool lending for residents inside its SE Portland boundary; 7-day loans, all-volunteer.

Newer all-volunteer library serving SW/Downtown/NW/South Portland from a green shipping container at Greater Portland Bible Church; household and garden tools.

100% volunteer-operated free tool lending for east Portland residents; operates from the Cherry Park United Methodist Church parking lot.

Free tool library for 11 SE/East Portland neighborhoods, run by sustainability nonprofit Green Lents alongside a seed library and bilingual (English/Spanish) programming.

Free, first-come tool lending from a "Tool Truck" at the Rockwood Repair & Reuse Center, plus 24/7 lending lockers and mending circles; broad inventory from kitchen items to automotive tools. 18600 SE Stark St, Gresham/Rockwood, OR

One of the best-known public-library LoTs in the country: hundreds of items (kitchen gear, tools, tech, outdoor and hobby equipment) borrowable free with a library card; the city actively crowdsources new item ideas.

Cameras, sewing machines, robotics kits, musical instruments, games, and educational toys across Downtown, Bethel, and Sheldon locations; actively expanding into new categories. 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 (Downtown + branches)

Eugene's longtime neighborhood tool lending library. Its website (toolboxproject.org) was unreachable with broken DNS as of July 2026, so current status is unclear — verify locally before listing.

Long-running nonprofit lending library with 4,000+ tools for home repair, gardening, and DIY, on sliding-scale memberships from $20/year with no per-tool fees. Relocated from West Philly to Grays Ferry in late 2025 (coverage).

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society program lending garden and grounds tools free to registered community gardens and growing sites; 7-day loans, seasonal March–November (2026 season opened Feb 28).

Community tool library in Northeast Philly (launched 2020) lending hand and power tools through an online myTurn catalog.

Zero-waste toy lending library and play space for kids 0–8, with memberships, a scholarship fund, and toy donation program; in mid-2026 it is actively moving to a bigger space at 3301 Scotts Lane.

The Free Library's Music Department lends guitars, ukuleles, keyboards, drum machines and other instruments free with a library card — one of the best-known instrument-lending collections in the US.

Lends 1,000+ hand and power tools — table saws, pressure washers, mowers, ladders — free with a Pittsburgh/Allegheny County library card (five tools at a time, one week); recently expanded with a RAD grant.

Volunteer-run cooperative since 1974 (Mister Rogers filmed there in 1986) with an indoor play space, public play sessions ($7/child drop-in), and a lending collection of 400+ toys for members.

Shared county catalog of borrowable "things": pickleball paddles, ukuleles, synthesizers, pottery wheels, sewing machines, pressure washers, tile saws, Cricuts, lawn games, and retro-to-current game consoles.

One of the deepest LoT collections in the region: karaoke machines, turntables, projectors, yogurt makers, dozens of cake pans, hiking/birding kits, mahjong sets, power stations, and more, with new items added regularly.

New 501(c)(3) (opened late 2025) where neighbors borrow power tools, garden gear, and household items on sliding-scale memberships ($0–$100/yr); volunteer-run with workspace and training.

Membership tool library serving the Lebanon County area, lending power tools, hand tools, and garden basics via a myTurn catalog, plus makerspace programming.

Opened 2026: lends professional-grade tools and teaches trades classes (stained glass, plaster, carpentry) with an intergenerational mentorship bent; catalog runs on Lend Engine.

Distinctive lending collection including American Girl dolls, harps (Mountville branch), ukuleles, explorer bags, board/outdoor games, cake pans, hotspots, and museum passes.

Launched Sept 2024 with ~40 items — sewing machines, power washers, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, socket sets — free to Blair County cardholders (WPSU coverage).

A 501(c)(3) cooperative lending library in Olneyville with 1,400+ items — power tools, electronics, camping and outdoor games — and around 425 members. One of the few true co-op libraries of things in New England.

A curated tool-and-things shelf inside the downtown library: cordless drills, sander, laser level, stud finder, multimeter, plus a projector, telescope, fishing rod, and tennis racket. Free with a library card, checked out at the Information Services desk. Page updated May 2026.

A deep, well-documented collection: birdwatching kit (with Cornell birdsong guide), metal detector, radon detector, post hole digger, moving dollies, mini projector, and lawn games like Putterball. Each item has a detailed description and its own borrowing policy.

Broad collection at the Central branch ranging from a Cricut heat press, sewing machine, and crochet/knitting kits to a Bounty Hunter metal detector and even a ghost-hunting kit (EMF meter, spirit box, EVP recorder). Each listing links to live availability in the catalog.

"Borrow the unexpected": Orion telescope kit, GoPro HERO9, Epson projector, Garrett metal detector, pickleball set and more, mostly on 7-day loans from the circulation desk.

Smaller but active collection of Kindles, Launchpad electronic puzzle games, mobile hotspots, jigsaw puzzles, and a telescope.

The state's flagship public-library LoT: equipment and useful items for projects, home repair, and outings, available at 12 locations across the system (Main, Ballentine, Cooper, North Main, Blythewood, Sandhills, and more).

"Learn, Experience, Adventure, Play" stations lend pickleball and disc golf sets, fishing rods, metal detectors, birdwatching kits, microscopes, tablets, STEAM kits, and state park/museum passes; expanded in 2025 to Main, Pendleton, Iva, Powdersville, and Belton branches.

No formally branded LoT, but lends tabletop board games (Hughes Main Library, 14-day loans), heirloom seeds (Berea branch and Bookmobile), and museum/state park passes with a library card.

Cardholders can borrow mobile Wi-Fi hotspots plus other non-traditional items such as telescopes and digital magnifiers; site is active, though the lending page describing these items dates from 2019, so confirm current availability.

Modest "things" offering: reminiscence kits (for dementia caregivers), mobile hotspots, and state park passes; site is current with summer 2026 programming.

Ten-year-old nonprofit lending free curated toy boxes for children 0–5 to promote learning through play — 1,800+ toy boxes, 44K+ checkouts, and 21 lending locations statewide including many Siouxland Libraries branches.

"More than books" lending across 13 city/county locations: board games, STEM Discovery Kits, Stories to Go storytime kits, Adventure and Reading Kits, Wonderbooks, Book Club to Go bags, and Toy Lending Library boxes (in partnership with the nonprofit above). Downtown Library, 200 N Dakota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104; hours vary by branch

Circulates board games, yard games, maker kits, Launchpads, Tonieboxes & Tonies, video games and SD State Park passes alongside books.

No branded Library of Things; circulates board games and offers a well-equipped in-library Makerspace (3D printers, vinyl cutter, etc.) plus in-house laptop checkout.

Umbrella of non-book collections: a Tool Library (hand/power/garden tools via the 4th Floor Makerspace, sponsored by Elder's Ace Hardware), an Adventure Library (tents, sleeping bags, trekking poles from Outdoor Chattanooga; pickleball/weight/yoga kits from the YMCA), a Toy Library (Tonies, Magna-Tiles, Montessori sets, microscopes), a Noise Closet (guitars, drum kits, keyboards, amps), telescopes (Eastgate branch), tabletop games, and memory-care kits. Tools: 3 at a time, 1 week, waiver required.

Six categories: musical instruments (guitars, keyboards, ukuleles), tools & electronics (tool kits, radon detectors), kitchen/party gear (cake pans, ice cream makers), fitness equipment, lawn games (bocce, pickleball), and crafts/hobbies (sewing machines, binoculars). 3-week loans, 2 items, holdable system-wide; NPL also lends framed art (Art Lending Library), board games, BCycle passes, and museum passes.

Arts & crafts, cookware, gardening gear (recently expanded via a Clean Memphis partnership), musical instruments, recreation items, and tools & electronics. 7-day loans, 2 items, 18+, waiver at checkout; first-come, first-served.

Free loans of garden and cleanup tools — wheelbarrows, shovels, broadforks, post hole diggers, weed wrenches, loppers — to community groups doing food-garden, cleanup, or beautification projects. Partnership of Metro Beautification, Second Harvest Food Bank, and Tractor Supply; reserve by waiver/reservation form.

The nation's oldest city beautification commission lends rakes, shovels, brooms, saws, post hole diggers, and hand gardening tools free to groups running neighborhood cleanups and community gardens; request form two weeks ahead.

Nonprofit (a Tennessee Technology Access Program center) with a device loan and lending library: a large donated collection of assistive devices, adaptive equipment, and enabling tech loaned to the public, plus demos and device reuse (186 reutilized devices loaned in a recent year).

West Tennessee disability nonprofit offering free device demonstrations plus "a reuse and loan program for devices and equipment" — borrow-before-you-buy for assistive tech, adapted equipment, and mobility aids.

Knoxville's only branded "Library of Things" is currently limited to themed Storytimes To Go kits — curated books, music, and educational items for preschool caregivers (topics like oceans, farms, colors). Included for Knoxville coverage; it is not a general tool/gear collection.

Warehouse-scale nonprofit lending 300+ types of tools and equipment (hand/power tools, generators, event tables/tents, dehumidifiers) to nonprofits and tax-exempt groups across Southeast Texas for pennies on the dollar, plus seven 24/7 "Neighborhood Tool Hubs" and free disaster-recovery tool lending.

Long-running toy library where member families check out toys (and even bikes) and swap them back when kids get bored; also runs drop-off childcare, Stay & Play, and birthday parties. Events calendar showed activity through July 2026.

Lends gardening tools — wheelbarrows, shovels, loppers, pruners, hoes, gloves — free to any HCPL cardholder for 14 days; up to 40 items at Baldwin Boettcher Branch @ Mercer Park (Humble) and 10 at Evelyn Meador Branch (Seabrook).

Free tool and equipment lending for home repairs and modifications, run by the City of Temple's District Services for residents 18+ with a Temple library card. Currently operating from a temporary pickup site during renovation of its Historic Post Office home.

One of the biggest LoT programs in Texas: cookware/bakeware, craft and STEAM discovery kits, board-game boxes, musical instruments, laptops and hotspots, Tonie/Yoto players, plus a seed library; up to 5 items per category for 3 weeks at Central or any neighborhood library. Page last updated July 10, 2026.

Award-winning small-city library with a dedicated LoT catalog spanning tools, kitchen equipment, electronics, science gear, board games, arts & hobbies, and kids' educational toys — a standout for the San Antonio Hill Country area.

Lends a telescope, metal detector, GoPro, electric keyboard, ukulele, binoculars, bocce set, coding robots, a 110-piece home repair tool set, energy meters — even umbrellas; most items 3 weeks, adult cardholders only.

Checks out WiFi hotspots, tablets, Kindles, ukuleles, board games, D&D starter kits, kids' Explorer Kits and "Armchair Traveler" kits; mostly 2-week loans for adult cardholders.

Browsable LoT catalog with binoculars, record player, home theater projector, power tools, gardening supplies, baby gear, and STEM kits; available to Bedford residents.

Activity kits (action camera, cake decorating, book binding, laser tag, musical instruments, gaming gear), each bundled with how-to materials; 3-week checkout, one kit at a time, open to resident and non-resident cardholders 18+.

More than 100 themed hands-on discovery kits — forensics, electrical engineering, and other STEAM topics — housed largely at the North Branch; a kit-focused take on the Library of Things.

Texas Parks & Wildlife lends rods, reels, and tackle boxes free at dozens of state parks and partner sites across Texas — fill out a borrower form, fish, return the gear; under-17s borrow with an adult, no fishing license needed inside state parks.

Reported (DFWChild) to lend cotton candy machines, podcast recording equipment, sewing machines, STEM kits, and a tool-sharing program at the Main Library. City website blocks automated verification, so current status could not be confirmed directly.

Description: The state's flagship LoT: bird-watching kits, GoPro cameras, Chromebooks, pasta-maker kits, HappyLight therapy lamps and blood-pressure monitors, reservable at any of the system's branches (7–21 day checkouts, adults only, 5-item limit).

Description: Broad LoT including telescopes and a microscope, board games, A/V and home-entertainment equipment, binoculars, a bike repair kit, Chromebooks, hotspots, blood-pressure and radon monitor kits, plus a separate Children's Library of Things and seed library.

Description: "Unique Items" collection spanning board games, sustainability, entertainment, lifestyle, outdoor recreation and technology categories; cardholders check items out, and visitors without a card can use items in-library for up to 4 hours.

Description: Three-branch county system lending Roku streaming sticks, mobile hotspots, disc players, a projector, a beginner telescope, an induction cooktop and an "Energy Detective" home-energy audit kit.

Description: County system with a dedicated "Equipment Checkout" collection surfaced as its own material type in the library catalog; a modest LoT rather than a branded program.

Description: Works "just like a public library, but instead of books you check out assistive technology" — knee scooters, manual and power wheelchairs, motorized scooters and daily-living aids, mostly free to borrow, with inventory searchable via the AT4ALL database.

Burlington's city library lends board games, cooking equipment, arts & crafts gear, garden tools, sports equipment, and tech (including a telescope) from its Main and New North End locations.

Lends games, consumer electronics, and tools with a library card; the collection lives on the library's second floor and accepts community donations.

An "ever expanding" collection spanning knitting kits, sewing supplies, disc golf and pickleball sets, projectors, karaoke machines, telescopes, metal detectors, STEM kits, and Chromebooks.

Lends tools, puzzles, games, laptops, outdoor gear — and, distinctively, Cannondale e-bikes borrowed with a library card and picked up at local shop Frog Hollow Bikes (May–Oct).

Year-round kitchen tools plus seasonal garden tools and e-bikes; also hiking poles and wifi hotspots, reservable through the library's LibCal system.

A small but growing collection of tools, electronic equipment, and games; borrowers sign a lending agreement and keep items for two weeks.

Lends tents, sleeping bags, fishing equipment, lanterns, outdoor games, Adirondack chairs, kayaks, and winter gear; free for Rutland Free Library cardholders, with low rates otherwise. Launched with a Vermont Outdoor Recreation (VOREC) grant in partnership with Rutland Free Library; covered by local press in June 2026.

Volunteer-run nonprofit lending library with 1,000+ tools — hand and power tools, garden gear, plus oddities like a pressure canner, carpet cleaner, and walnut cracker. Sliding-scale annual membership; grew out of Virginia Organizing and opened in 2022.

Lends a $850,000+ inventory of tools and equipment to nonprofits, schools, and volunteer groups (not individuals) for service projects — 18,800+ tools borrowed in 2025. Membership is free; agencies pay ~6% of retail value per week borrowed.

One of the region's most developed public-library collections: DIY tools, gadgets, board games, hotspots, American Girl dolls, memory kits, and nature backpacks, plus "The Shed," a dedicated garden-tool lending shed.

Large county-wide collection: thermal cameras, radon and air-quality monitors, Chromebooks with hotspots, binoculars, board games, STEAM and history kits, framed artwork, and nature backpacks with Virginia State Parks day passes.

Broad collection across branches including sewing machines, Cricut presses, telescopes, GoPros, coding robots, board games, American Girl dolls, accessibility kits — and, fittingly for the beach, surfboards. Three LoT items per card at a time.

Five-county system lending craft kits, ukuleles, yoga and light-therapy gear, Wi-Fi hotspots, robots, a 40-item toy library, memory kits for seniors, museum passes, and a seed library; most items borrowable at any branch for three weeks.

Eight-category collection (Accessibility, Outdoor, Play, STEM, Tech and more) including HappyLight therapy lamps, magnifiers, and Reader Pens that read printed text aloud.

Smaller "Library of Things" menu focused on practical tech and kids' items: mobile hotspots, Chromebooks, thermal cameras, Playaway Launchpads/Bookpacks, and American Girl dolls, borrowable across four branches.

Founded 1977, one of the oldest tool libraries in the US. 2,000+ tools from staple guns to torque wrenches, part of the PNA "DIY Hub" with a woodshop and repair collective; requires PNA membership, small per-week tool fees.

3,300+ home-maintenance, garden, and automotive tools on suggested-donation memberships ($7–$250); also runs Fix-It Nights, open workshop hours, and classes.

All-volunteer, 3,000+ items well beyond tools: kitchen appliances, sewing machines, garden gear, and outdoor equipment, plus an on-site member workshop. Free or pay-what-you-can membership.

Neighborhood tool library operating since 2018, with walk-in hours and appointment pickup through a MyTurn inventory.

One of two Seattle REconomy tool libraries (one membership covers both); tools plus a woodshop, classes, bike repair help, and a secondhand building-materials store under the same nonprofit.

Seattle REconomy's second, larger-hours location; tools plus sewing machines, pressure washers, even board games, with frequent classes ("Tool School for Women+", sewing).

Volunteer-run tool lending plus training and workshop space for south-end neighbors; entrance is in the alley off MLK Jr. Way.

Two-location tool library with 33,000+ checkouts logged, a community garden, repair events, and workshops; opened a new Auburn branch.

2,500+ tools (power, hand, yard, sewing) lent free for two weeks; hosts weekly Fix-it Night and sewing programs. Located in the downtown Main Library building.

Island community tool library with online reservations and periodic tool sales; suggested $40 donation to join.

Outdoor gear lending (tents, snowshoes, camping kit) since 2018, aimed at youth programs, families, and community organizations as well as individuals; flat-fee 1- or 6-month memberships with tiered pricing. 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (Seattle Program Center)

Borrowable "things" collection alongside book-club kits, museum/culture passes, and The Hive maker studios; checkout via library card at city branches. 906 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201 (Central; multiple branches)

Telescopes, drill kits, ukuleles, kids' floor puzzles and more at participating branches; 2 items at a time for resident cardholders. District-wide (Vancouver-area branches)

Community tool lending run as part of the science center's "JeffCo Repair" waste-reduction initiative, alongside repair events. Port Townsend, WA (see site)

Newer collection (launched 2026) lending birding backpacks with binoculars, citizen-science kits (water quality, biodiversity, snowflakes), bocce and cornhole sets, board and video games, a children's guitar and amp, Yoto players, and a blood pressure monitor.

The state's most colorful collection: metal detectors, fishing poles, ghost-hunting kits, vinyl records, Roku streamers, VHS-to-digital converters, therapy lights, board and video games, and seeds.

Modest but active nontraditional lending: T-Mobile Wi-Fi hotspots (unlimited data, up to 15 devices) available at branches, plus BBC micro:bit pocket computers for learning to code.

Free-to-join tool library lending a broad tool/equipment collection, sustained by its affiliated Shaky Hands Union print lab; enrollment online then in person with ID.

System-wide specialty lending: BCycle e-bike passes, birding backpacks, disc golf kits, adaptive toys, light-therapy lamps, record players & vinyl, energy meters, graphing calculators, seeds; page updated May 2025.

Low-cost tool and equipment rentals for Madison residents — woodworking, plumbing, welding, construction, lawn & garden, automotive; $20/mo or $100/yr membership plus small per-tool fees, pickups arranged by email.

Rural nonprofit tool library ("saws, tile cutters, and hammers instead of Hemingway") lending hand, power, garden, plumbing, bike, and auto tools; most loans free for a week, small deposits/fees on some power tools.

Instruments (ukuleles, steel tongue drum, keyboards), Cricut heat press, sewing machine, looms, cameras and green-screen kits, game consoles, laptops, plus tool-library items and a seed library; ~1-week loans, no late fees.

Lends karaoke machines, electronic drum kits, Arduino boards, vacuum sealers, cake pans, STEM and birdwatching kits, museum/attraction passes, and ~200 book club kits.

Campus tool library on College Library's 1st floor: power drills, sewing machines, soldering irons, voltmeters, tool kits; 7-day student loans plus an at-cost vending machine for nails, screws, and thread.

Neighborhood tool library at Zion Lutheran Church lending home-repair, bike, garden, carpentry, and plumbing tools; $20/yr membership. Founded 2014.

Description: Browsable Library of Things spanning crafts and hobbies, electronics, health items, household tools, and outdoor recreation gear, at both the Jackson and Alta branches; also lends Wi-Fi hotspots and activity passes.

Description: Lends astronomy binoculars, car jump-starters, ukuleles, gardening kits, video games, Chromebooks, "WiFi2Go" hotspots, and Wyoming State Park passes through its Check-out State Parks program; also runs a seed library and sports "Library Gear."

Description: One of Wyoming's broadest collections: Cricut Maker and heat press, sewing machine, telescope, thermal imager, radon detectors, GoPro and content-creator kits, canning kit, PA system, and State Parks backpacks; local press has reported rising checkouts.

Description: Small-town Library of Things ("Weird, Odd & Wonderful") with 3-week loans of kitchen and cake-pan kits, blood-pressure and radon kits, State Parks backpacks, a Yoto player, and "Library 2 Business" podcast/photo gear (ring light, webcam, light box).

Description: All-volunteer, all-female nonprofit lending donated outdoor gear (ski boots, jackets, helmets, camping and climbing gear) free to women, coordinated out of board members' homes via email/Instagram. Soft-launched fall 2025 with covered by KHOL in Feb 2026; full official launch expected with the 2026 scholarship season.

Description: Free checkout of hunting gear (packs, binoculars, harnesses, technical clothing, including women's sizes) and wild-game butchering equipment (grinders, dehydrators, vacuum sealers) for Lander-area residents; launched with a Dec 2024 LOR Foundation grant and covered by the Lander Journal in Oct 2025.