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*Advocacy: for the complete and timely return of all borrowed tools, to guarantee the long-term sustainability of available inventory. Staff also seeks compensation for lost tools and tools returned late.
*Maintenance: performing [[Planned maintenance|routine maintenance]] and repairs on all equipment to ensure good condition and to extend the lifespan of the inventory. This function is typically performed by volunteers and community service workers.
*Education: Some tool libraries also provide educational classes. Vancouver Tool Library and Community Access Center (VTLCAC) in [[Vancouver, Washington]] offers individual project support and classes on [[woodworking]] and [[Service (motor vehicle)|basic car maintenance]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vtlcac.org/events |title=Events |website=Vancouver Tool Library and Community Access Center |access-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804005815/https://www.vtlcac.org/events |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== History ==
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In response to that recognition, "Share Starter" began to offer a free "Tool Library Starter Kit" to any community interested in starting a lending library of their own.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-a-tool-library|title=How to Start a Tool Library|last=Dunn|first=Patrick|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=October 16, 2016|work=Shareable}}</ref> The kit includes start up guidelines, frequently asked questions, and sample documents. Additionally, the [[Center for a New American Dream]] published a [[Web conferencing|webinar]] which highlighted insights from a handful of tool libraries on how to get started.
Given their increasing popularity and proven history of success, tool libraries and tool banks are now playing a role in the sharing economy and can be found in local [[Public library|public libraries]] and [[Hackerspace|makerspaces]], for instance. There are software platforms for managing tool and other types of lending libraries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagotoollibrary.org/|title=The Chicago Tool Library|website=The Chicago Tool Library|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref> Importantly, these tool libraries also play a role similar to traditional book lending libraries as spaces for learning new skills, reducing barriers to engagement (both in terms of ownership/storage of tools and the confidence to use, for example, power tools), empowering community members to improve their physical spaces, encouraging creativity and making, and providing a resource of "fix it" vs "buy new."
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