Tool Library

Rotary Edger
This rotary tool is used to create clean edges along all lawn borders.

Turf Edger
This flat tool is used to create a clear boundary between your lawn and flower beds or sidewalks.

Sledgehammer
This heavy-duty hammer is used for demolition jobs where high force is required.





Lopper
With its long handles, this pruner is used for cutting twigs and smaller branches.


Hand Trowel
Used for digging small holes for planting bulbs, annuals, or perennials.

Warren Hoe (Arrow)
With its pointy end, this hoe is used to get into tight spaces or dig out difficult weeds.


Post Hole Digger
Used to dig holes in the ground for fences and signposts or planting saplings.

Garden Planter
With a trowel on one side and pickaxe on the other, this tool has multiple uses in your vegetable or flower garden.

Shovel
Used to dig as well as to move loose, granular materials like dirt and gravel from one spot to another.

3-Tooth Culitivator
Used to incorporate compost and other soil amendments into the top layer of soil before planting.

Pitchfork
Used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves.

Kids Bow Rake
This kid-sized rake is used for debris pick up and pull away thickly matted, compacted dead turf.

The Tool Library was made possible with funding from Green Iowa AmeriCorps.
Borrow the Unexpected

Photo Studio Box
Capture high-quality, professional shots of small products such as makeup, food, jewelry, and electronic devices with the Amazon Basics portable photo studio box.

Hotspot
Get connected to the Internet from anywhere with the library's hotspot. This device uses Verizon’s network to give you blazing fast internet speed. Available for checkout. *Internet capable device required.

Rock Tumbler
Loved by jewelry, craft, and lapidary hobbyists, rock tumbling is also popular with people who want to discover the hidden beauty of rocks and minerals. Tumble your rocks until they are polished smooth with the library's rock tumbler. Only available for checkout.

Digital Image Converter (20 Megapixels Photos and 35mm Slides & Negative Film)
Dig out those old shoeboxes filled with slides and negatives and get ready to see your old family photos again! With The Hive’s Digital Image Converter, you’ll be able to convert your 35mm slides, negative film, and photographs to digital files to share your memories with family and friends. Also available for checkout.

Green Screen Backdrop Kit
Take your digital photography and video production to new heights with The Hive's Green Screen Backdrop Kit. Take photos or shoot videos in front of the green screen and then use a computer program to edit the backgrounds with whatever art, images, or videos you want behind your subject to make professional grade photos and videos. Also available for checkout.