Working in your garden? Fixing something around the house? Library patrons can now borrow hand tools from the South Side Branch, including shovels, cultivators, socket wrenches, and more. The items are free to borrow with your library card. See below for a full list:
65-piece tool set-Kobalt — includes : 22 bits, 3 extension bars, 1 spinner handle, 1 ratchet, 1 bit adapter, 36 sockets, and case
119-piece tool set — includes : 1 ratchet handle, 2 extension bars, 1 drive adapter, 30 sockets, 6 wrenches, 1 spark plug socket, 4 screwdrivers, 2 pliers, 1 adjustable wrench, 24 hex keys, 40 screwdriver bits, 2 bit adapters, 1 ratchet bit holder, 1 claw hammer, 1 torpedo level, 1 tape measure, and 1 blow mold case
Pruner Fiskars-orange softgrip pruner
We also have lots of great new books on gardening, DIY projects, and related topics. Check one out today!
- Complete container herb gardening: design and grow beautiful, bountiful herb-filled pots
- Field guide to urban gardening: how to grow plants no matter where you live
- The Healing Garden: Herbs for Health and Wellness
- Shop Class for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 83 Projects
- The Complete Guide to No-Dig Gardening: Grow beautiful vegetables, herbs, and flowers – the easy way!
- Pruning Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide to 50 Popular Trees and Shrubs
- The Complete Guide to Pruning Trees and Bushes Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply
- Container Gardening For Beginners: A Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Edible Flowers
- Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers in Lightweight, Eco-friendly Fabric Pots
- All New Square Foot Gardening
- Growing vegetables : all the know-how and encouragement you need to grow and fall in love with! your brand-new food garden
- Modern Homestead Garden: growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard
- Hydroponics David Brett’s Organic Farming
- DIY for Renters: don’t call the landlord : a renter’s guide to repairs and personalizations that won’t break your lease
- Compost: a family guide to making soil from scraps