Tool Library

ALERT: These kits are temporarily unavailable. Thank you for your understanding.

From a leaky faucet to a new floor, start your DIY project today while saving money.

Available kits include: bike repair, car repair, electrical repair, flooring, gardening, hobbies, home repair, painting, and plumbing

What else do I need to know?

Available to anyone 18 years or older with a Westerville Library card in good standing and a photo ID (such as a driver’s license).

  • Age Restriction: Ages 18+
  • Loan Period: 28 Days
  • Pickup Location: Westerville Uptown Drive-Thru or Westerville Uptown Self-Serve Shelves only
  • Replacement Cost: You will be charged for tools and associated items that are not returned.
  • Return to: Welcome Desk only
  • Waiver: Required before you may borrow a tool library kit. Sign the waiver.

To view a list of items in each kit:

  1. Select Borrow a Kit. 
  2. Choose your desired kit from the list.
  3. Select Full Details.
  4. Under Notes, a detailed list of items included in the kit will appear.
Example of items included in the gardening tool kit

Composting with Worms

Aug 11th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Learn about vermicomposting, or worm composting, and how to turn kitchen scraps and other green waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer.

Cold Frame Gardening 101

Jul 26th | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Extend your growing season & enjoy fresh produce for longer. Learn how to use unheated garden structures to protect plants from the cold.

Climbing Vines & Flowers 101

Jun 10th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Learn about the amazing varieties of climbing vines during National Garden Week from Mickie Marquis (past president of Garden Club of Ohio).

Preserving the Harvest

Canning & freezing & dehydrating, oh my!

Thanks to Our Sponsor

Donations received from Ace Hardware.

Catie W.

Catie enjoys sharing her favorite audiobooks, cookbooks, and graphic novels with library visitors.

Jessica C.

A veritable walking encyclopedia of stranger-than-fiction facts, Jessica gobbles up information like it's candy.

Adrien B.

Adrien looks forward to exploring your interests and passions using the tools in the Innovation Lab.

Mindy B.

Mindy will always bring a smile to your face, even when she's concentrating on finding hard-to-get-your-hands-on books and journal articles.
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