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trowelsThe Oakland Tool Lending Library – a branch of the Oakland Public Library system – has more than 3,500 tools that residents of Oakland, Emeryville and Piedmont can borrow for free with their library card. The TLL is staffed by library employees, and funded by the City of Oakland and property taxes from Measure Q.

Search the library catalog for tools and check out a brief history of our TLL.

Sign Up to use the TLL – and start borrowing tools.

Attend a Free Workshop at the TLL and grow your DIY skills.

Support the TLL by joining the Friends of the Oakland TLL, a volunteer group that works with the TLL staff, library administration and Oakland residents to help make this magnificent public resource even better.

You can also support the TLL by Donating Tools to be added to the TLL inventory or to be sold for a suggested donation at one of our Saturday tool sales. Sales take place the first and third Saturday of every month, on the lawn of the TLL.

And Join Us by subscribing to updates (see sidebar) – it’s free, and we promise no more than one email per month!

Due to volunteer unavailability, we have cancelled our tool sale for Saturday 9/7. But we will be back with great used tools at excellent prices on the third Saturday of September - 9/21/24! All proceeds support the Oakland Tool Lending Library, free carpentry classes for kids and adults, and the Friends mission of spreading tools and knowledge in Oakland and Beyond. See you in two weeks!#fotll #oaklandlibrary #temescaldistrict #toolsale #tooligans #oaklandtooligans ... See MoreSee Less
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The Bike Repair Stand is Back! Thank you to the Rockridge News for featuring the newly-restocked public bike repair stand in front of the Oakland Tool Lending Library in their June 8 Issue!#tooligan #tooligans #oaklandtooligans #fotll #toollibrary #oaklandlibrary #bikerepair #publicbikerepair #rockridgenews #bikeforlife ... See MoreSee Less
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8 months ago

Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library
The Tool Sale is back! Saturday, April 6 from 10am - 2pm on the Temescal Library lawn at 52nd Street and Telegraph Ave. See you there for great deals on used tools, proceeds support the Tool Lending Library and provide free classes for kids and adults.#fotll #oaklandlibrary #temescaldistrict #toolsale #tooligans ... See MoreSee Less
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9 months ago

Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library
Thank you to the #rockridgenews for the article on page 6 of the March edition highlighting our need for storage space to house the generously donated tools that we sell at our tool sales, as well as for the tools and supplies for our free workshops, and our stock of t-shirts. Can you help us by donating free, accessible space for us to store the supplies that help us with our mission supporting the Tool Lending Library and providing tools and education in Oakland and beyond? Message us or email via the link our bio if so! #fotll #temescaldistrict #oaklandlibrary #toolsale #oaklandnonprofit #tooligan #tooligans ... See MoreSee Less
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