Contact the Chula Vista Library at www.chulavistalibrary.com (search “DIY sustainable home toolkit” in Search Our Collection field or click here) or by calling 619-691-5069, pressing 9, then press 1 to check out a Sustainable Home Toolkit. The process is as simple as checking out a book. To return the toolkit please contact the library where it was checked out. Toolkits must be returned within 14 days.  

The toolkit is free to checkout for 14 days with your library card. The tools and toolbox must be returned, but the equipment you install is free to keep.

No. The Sustainable Home Toolkits are for all Chula Vista residents to use to improve their energy and water efficiency. Some items – specifically the equipment you can install – are free for you to keep; the tools, measuring devices, and toolbox must be returned to the branch library from which it was checked out within 14 days of checking out the kit. The items that need to be returned are labeled in the included user guide.

You will need to place a hold on the toolkit prior to checking it out by going to www.chulavistalibrary.com (search “DIY sustainable home toolkit” in Search Our Collection field or click here) or by calling 619-691-5069, pressing 9, then press 1.

The Sustainable Home Toolkit tools that have “RETURN” indicated in the user guide and the toolbox must be returned to the library within 14 days.

Each toolkit includes an easy step-by-step user guide to show you how and where to use each tool and how it helps save energy or water.

The Sustainable Home Toolkit can help you save money, cut your energy and water use, and reduce your waste and carbon footprint. The Sustainable Home Toolkit supports Chula Vista’s Climate Action Plan and allows you to complete some of the sustainable actions for the Chula Vista Climate Action Challenge.  To learn more please go to www.cvclimatechallenge.com.