North Portland Tool Library

By WW Contributor

2209 N Schofield St., 503-823-0209, northportlandtoollibrary.org. Open Tuesday and Saturday.

Located in the Old Kenton Firehouse basement, the North Portland Tool Library is a nonprofit organization that not only lends simple construction equipment and power tools to members, but also offers classes on how to use them for essential home improvement and maintenance projects.

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