Carlisle Tool Library

Workshop Basics Class
2026-01-08 17:30 - 2026-09-03 19:00 (America/New_York) | The Carlisle Tool Library, 735 Factory Street, Carlisle, PA 17013, Carlisle, PA, 17013, US
Learn the basics to start using the Workshop!

Our Workshop Safety Class is FREE for current members. If you plan to sign up for a membership the day of the class, we will discount the class fee towards your membership. If you are a current member, please email us at Carlisletoollibrary@gmail.com to let us know you are coming!
Workshop Basics teaches you how to safely use the primary professional shop tools: the Miter Saw, Band Saw, Scroll Saw, and Drill Press. With this class, you’ll learn the rules of the shop, how to respect the tools, and the skills to take your projects to the next level. This class is your ticket to utilizing our shop to build your own projects.
This class also teaches Shop Safety, which is required to use these tools during shop open hours and a prerequisite to more advanced classes. All other tools in our shop are available upon request with one on one training. These include our Table Saw, Joiner, Planer, Router, and Sander.
Ages 18 and up.

Get to Know Your Sewing Machine
2026-04-11 10:00 - 12:30 | The Carlisle Tool Library, 735 Factory Street, Carlisle, PA 17013, Carlisle, PA, 17013, US
This beginner-friendly workshop helps participants build confidence using their sewing machine as a practical tool

So you have a sewing machine… now what? This beginner-friendly workshop helps participants build confidence using their sewing machine as a practical tool. We’ll cover how to thread a machine, what common stitch settings actually do, how to handle different fabrics, and how to avoid (or fix) the most common beginner problems. Participants will leave with practical knowledge they can use immediately for mending, hemming, and everyday projects.
No prior sewing experience needed!
Please bring:

Your sewing machine
Machine manual (printed or digital) if you have it
A spool of all-purpose polyester thread
1-2 Bobbins that fit your machine
A universal needle (size 80/12 or 90/14)

If you have trouble obtaining any of these ahead of the class, please reach out to the tool library at Carlisletoollibrary@gmail.com. The tool library also has limited sewing machines that could be used for class, if you do not have your own.

Eastern Bluebirds: Introduction and Nest Box Building
2026-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 | The Carlisle Tool Library, 735 Factory Street, Carlisle, PA, 17013, United States
A comprehensive seminar covering an introduction to
Eastern Bluebirds, building a nest box from plans, and post-installation care.

Learn about the local Eastern Bluebird with Andrew Dapkins, Owner of the Bird Guy Tours. Participants will not only learn to build and care for a bird nest box, but also get to take one home!
