culture

Libraries are lending tools now, not just books

A drill, a sewing machine and a thermal camera are on the shelf next to the paperbacks.

NNadia Farrow
Culture · 29 Jun 2026

The programmes started as a response to repair culture and have become one of the most-used services in some branches.

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