Tool Library

Our Downtown location has hand tools, gardening tools, power tools, electronics, and more for you to check out. Thanks to Elder’s Ace Hardware and the Chattanooga Public Library Foundation for their support!

Library cardholders ages 18 and up can check out up to 3 tools at a time for a one-week period. Signing a liability waiver and tool use policy is required prior to check-out.

Tools can be checked out and returned in the 4th Floor Makerspace at the Downtown Library. Each tool is searchable in the Library Catalog. For questions or to check on the availability of a tool, please call 423-643-7753 or email 4thfloor@chattanooga.gov.

Hand Tools & Accessories

• Trowel
• Utility knife
• Wire cutters
• Wood chisel set (big)
• Wood chisel set (small)
• 5 piece plier set
• 2 ACE Telescopic Extension Pole 3′-6′
• 2 ACE Telescopic Extension Pole 6′-12′
• 2 ACE Scrub N Wipe W/Pole 12″ Rubber Window Squeegee
• 2 ACE Step Ladder 6′ aluminum 
• 2 ACE Step Ladder 8′ aluminum 
• Allen wrench set – Metric
• Allen wrench set – Standard
• Allen wrench set – Standard & Metric
• Wrench set – 22 standard & metric open end/closed end wrenches
• Socket Wrenches (small) – Standard 40-piece 1/4 & 3/8 Drive Socket Set
• Socket Wrenches (big) – Metric 52-piece 1/4, 3/8, & 1/2 Drive Socket Set
• 2 12″ clamps
• Ball peen hammer
• Wood file set
• Dewalt Hacksaw
• Stanley Hammer
• Kolbalt Hand saw
• Handscrew Clamp
• Handy Claw nail puller
• I-beam level
• Handscrew wooden clamps – set of 3
• Large metal clamps
• Rafter Square (24” x 16” Length)
• Saw Guide with 4 Guide Bars, clips, instructions
• Screwdriver set
• six inch clamps – set of four
• Staple gun
• T-square 18”
• Bike Hand bicycle tool kit with 18 tools

Power Tools & Accessories

• 100 ft. indoor/outdoor extension cord
• 50 ft. indoor/outdoor extension cord
• 20v Max Jigsaw
• ACE Craftsman Pressure Washer 2200 PSI
• ACE Craftsman Wet/Dry Vacuum 20G 6.5HP
• ACE Corded Drill 3/8″ 5.2A
• Porter-Cable Cordless Drill/Driver
• SKIL Bench Grinder 3380
• Dewalt Drill Bit Set (14 pc) 
• Black and Decker Drill Bit Set (109 pc) 
• Dewalt Screwdriver Bit Set (45 pc)
• Dremel 4000 with guide attachment, box of small bits and sanders & instruction book
• Tacklife Orbit Sander
• Black and Decker Belt Sander (3” x 18”) 
• VonHaus cordless Circular Saw (20V) with battery, charger, extra blade & instruction book
• Digital Multimeter with 1 Multi-Function Socket, 1 black 600 V Cat IV Max cord & 1 red KV Cat III Max cord 
• Heat Gun
• Porter-Cable3-Amp Corded Oscillating Multi-Tool Kit with 31 accessories, various guides & instructions
• COMOWARE Rotary Hammer Drill Bits Set & Chisel with 17 bits for a Hammer Drill
• Router Bit Set Kit with 15 pieces

Garden Tools & Accessories

• ACE Hedge Trimmer 18″ B&D
• 9 ACE Hoses – Flexogen 5/8″x100′
• 3 ACE Landscaping Kit: 1 Wheelbarrow, 1 Hose, 1 Rd Pt shovel, 1 sq shovel, 1 24″ leaf rake, 1 lopper, 1 hedge clippers, 1 bow rake
• 4 ACE Leaf Rakes 24″
• ACE Leaf Rake Set: 5 24″ leaf rakes
• 6 ACE Bypass Loppers 20.5”
• 7 ACE Plastic Bucket 5 Gallon White
• ACE Pruner Bypass Forged 8″
• 2 ACE 60 in. 16 Tine Steel Bow Rakes
• 2 ACE Round Point Shovels
• 1 ACE Shovel Set: 5 Round Point Shovels
• 3 ACE Shear Hedge 21″ Clippers
• 2 ACE Square Shovel Sets of 2
• ACE Stihl gas-powered weed eater (nonprofit use only) 
• 7 ACE Wheelbarrows 4 cu ft
• Black and Decker Hedge Trimmer 
• Bulb planter
• Tomita Nisaka sickle hoe (hand held weeder)
• D-handle digging shovel
• Hoe/Cultivator combo tool
• Pruning Shears
• String Trimmer
• Soil Block Maker Kit  with mini 4, 1 micro 20, 4 cubic inserts, 4 seed dibbles, & 1 grow tweezer

Electronics & Other Tools

• 2 Inflatable Movie Screens
• Vanmo Video Projector with 1 HDMI connector, 1 3-in-1 AV cable, 1 power cord, 1 remote control, 1 user guide & 1 grey carrying case
• Vankyo Video Projector with 1 HDMI connector, 1 VGA cable, 1 3-in-1 AV cable, 1 power cord, 1 remote control, 1 user guide & 1 black carrying case