Most libraries lend books to build the mind. But there's a library in Berkeley, California, that lends tools to build or repari almost anything. The tool library was set up in 1979 with a $30,000 federal grant, and is supported by local property taxes. The servive is free to help low-income familes improve theri homes, their property values and their lives. There are 2,500 tools available. If information on how to use the tools is needed, the library next door has all the how to do it books.
April 12, 2006
Tools Library
Most libraries lend books to build the mind. But there's a library in Berkeley, California, that lends tools to build or repari almost anything. The tool library was set up in 1979 with a $30,000 federal grant, and is supported by local property taxes. The servive is free to help low-income familes improve theri homes, their property values and their lives. There are 2,500 tools available. If information on how to use the tools is needed, the library next door has all the how to do it books.
