San Francisco Bay Area Tool Lending Libraries
Tool Lending Libaries Sonoma, Marin, Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara, San Mateo; Where To Borrow Tools Solano, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Sunnyvale Rentals, East Bay
San Francisco Bay Area Tool Lending Libraries
Bay Area Tool Rentals: Garden, Kitchen, Power & More
Our libraries are some incredible resources, but many folks are unaware of what you can use your library card for. Your library card may offer access to a wide variety of tools for the home, garden, nature, and more from power tools, metal detectors, induction counter stoves, bicycle, mobile hotspots, cordless drills and more.
Below are some of the items you can check out from your local library. I will be updating this list shortly with more options, examples, and details based on reader interest.
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Bay Area Tool Lending Library Locations
East Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Alameda County
Power tools, ladders, cooking, woodworking, electrical, gardening & more.
Circular saw, cordless drills, orbital sander, hedge trimmer
The Irvington Library (Fremont) closed in July 2024.
Tool Lending Library, San Leandro
Air Compressor, Hammer Drill, Jig Saw Nail Gun, Rotary Hammer & more
East Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Contra Costa County
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North Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Marin County
Library of Things, Marin County
Seeds, weeding tools, fruit picker, induction cooktop, hotspots, power monitor
North Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Sonoma County Tool Libraries
Sonoma County Tool Library, Santa Rosa
North Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Napa County
Kitchen scale, cake pan, metal detector, telescope, miscroscope & more
North Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Solano County
Special Collections (Dixon, Fairfield, & Vallejo Library Locations).
Biodiversity kit, seeds, pressure washer, hedge trimmer & more.
San Francisco County Tool Libraries
There use to be one at SFPL but not anymore. I have had good success through local neighborhood facebook groups. It helps to have details in your profile, some identifiable info.
Peninsula Tool Lending Libraries: San Mateo County
Sewing machines, bicycles, blood pressure monitors, go pro cameras, seeds, karaoke machines
South Bay Tool Lending Libraries: Santa Clara County
Santa Clara Central Park Library
Stud locator, regin smoke pen, caulking guns & more
8mm Film to Digital Converter, Air Quality Monitor, Blu-Ray/DVD Drive, Camera and Phone Tripod, Coding Activity Sets, Coding Robots, Digital Camera Kit, Digital Film Scanner, Electric Air Pump, GoPro Kit, Microscopes for Kids, Portable Power Station, Portable Solar Panel Charger, Portable Solar Power Bank, Programmable Robot Dog, Ring Light & Webcam Tripod Stand, Snap Circuits Jr. 100 Electronics Exploration Kit, Travel Power Adapter, Walkie Talkies for Kids, Wi-Fi Hotspot
Other Tool Lending Libraries Bay Area
Donate Tools San Francisco Bay Area
Please consider donating tools to your local library. It will go a long way to make sure the most people can make the best use of your charitable donation.
Document Shredding San Francisco Bay Area
Document Shredding San Francisco
SF Credit Union and SF Fire credit Union events
Shredding Services Bay Area
Check your local credit union (for members only)
More document shredding locations coming soon.
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