A nonprofit lending library that opened in 2019 in West Garfield Park and works like a book library for tools. Membership is sliding scale, the catalog is online, and borrowed items go home for a set loan period. Stock covers thousands of items, from drills and sanders to craft and hand tools, and the catalog can be searched for punches, mallets, cutting mats and sewing machines before a trip across town.
Cheapest way in Chicago to test whether leather is a real hobby or a passing idea. It is lending, not a workshop, so there is no bench, no dye area and no staff teaching stitching. Specialist leather items appear and disappear depending on donations, and popular tools get reserved, so plans should be flexible. Open Wednesday to Sunday with limited hours.
Address: 4015 W Carroll Ave Ste 101, Chicago, IL
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