Carolyn Alexander swung by a Columbus library recently and, with a swipe of her library card, scanned her item — a 6-foot-long pole saw. If that seems an unusual item to check out of a library, then ...

Patrons of the Millvale Community Library will be seeing construction on the property in the coming months. Melissa Mason, the executive director of the Millvale Community Library, announced that a 12 ...

HNL Tool Library founder Elia Bruno, center, and creative director Bethany Brown greeted a visitor and volunteer Kevin Reed, left, at the new tool-sharing hub inside Re-use Hawaii’s Kakaako warehouse ...

Joe Aquila dips into a nondescript office in downtown Santa Rosa early on a Wednesday evening, carrying a pair of clamps and wearing a sheepish look on his face. “I’m really sorry for being late,” he ...

Everybody should have a few tools around the house – like a crescent wrench and a Phillips-head screwdriver. But what about tools too big to store or too expensive to buy – or that you’ll only need ...

A woman walks into the Berkeley Tool Lending Library with a small baby cradled in one arm and a sledgehammer in the other. It's an unusual sight for a newcomer, but Robert Young and Angel Entes don't ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — The Library of Tools from the East Bay Branch Library is a new program for people to do just that, check out tools. Not every library has this program, but the East Bay Branch ...

Oftentimes, do-it-yourself projects can be daunting in the best circumstances. Without the right tools, they can be downright impossible. Power tools can cost hundreds of dollars and might only be ...