Frequently Asked Questions

Residents with an active adult library card for the Freeport Community Library can reserve equipment using their account Minerva account. Once a reservation is made and the equipment is confirmed to be available, the user will get an email from the Freeport Community Library confirming the reservation. Once the user receives the confirmation email, they can make an appointment at this link to pick-up the equipment. Borrow periods will start with a Friday pick-up and all returns must be Wednesdays during regular facility hours (7AM -4PM). All pick-up times will be by appointment only and will be at the Recycling Facility at 100 Hedgehog Mountain Road. Due to staffing, we are unable to honor requests for alternative days at this time. 

Recycling Facility Staff will assist residents with signing out and learning how to use equipment. The cardholder that reserved the equipment MUST be the person to pick up the equipment and they will be required to show a photo ID.  Equipment cannot be picked up without this verification. Each borrower will be required to sign a User Agreement at pick-up and before the equipment can be borrowed.  Each tool comes with information on how to use it, including a link to the online manual. For any questions on how to operate equipment, please ask the Recycling Facility Staff when you pick up the equipment.

To return the equipment, bring it back to Freeport Recycling Facility and return it to a staff member on a Wednesday between 7AM - 4PM. Staff will review the equipment and note it as returned and then have 48 hours to look it over to make sure it was returned in working order. Any issues with the equipment should be reported at return. If any issues are identified, the borrower will not be charged for damages unless the equipment is damaged beyond repair due to the borrower's misuse of equipment, at which time the borrower could be charged. The borrower will not be charged if the equipment is inoperable due to a manufacturing-related malfunction. For additional information on charges, please refer to the User Agreement (PDF).

You can get a card by visiting the Freeport Community Library during normal business hours.  For complete details, visit the Freeport Community Library website. 

The use of the Electric Tool Lending Library is only for Freeport residents, 18 years of age or older. Non-resident card holders and youth are not able to borrow tools from this program.  

Equipment cannot be renewed. You will be eligible to check out the same item again once the equipment is returned, inspected, and checked back into the system (Minerva). If the equipment is not on hold for another patron, and is showing as available, you will be able to reserve it for the week.

Yes, all equipment signed out will come with a battery and a charger. 

If the equipment is damaged, please return it to Freeport Recycling Facility during normal business hours. Equipment must be given to a staff member and MUST not be left outside of the building unattended. Do not try to repair the equipment. The borrower will not be charged for damages unless the equipment is damaged beyond repair due to the borrower's misuse of equipment, at which time the borrower could be charged. The borrower will not be charged if the equipment is inoperable due to a manufacturing-related malfunction. 

View a copy of the User Agreement here (PDF)

Equipment must be reserved in advance and then signed out in-person. You can check availability of equipment in the library catalogue. If you do not have the ability to reserve online, you may contact the Freeport Community Library at (207)865-3307 to see what is available and reserve over the phone. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RESERVE EQUIPMENT AT THE RECYCLING FACILITY. 

For additional questions, please reach out to Caroline Pelletier, Assistant Town Manager at (207)865-4743 ext 107 or cpelletier@freeportmaine.com