I have a huge library of knitting and quilting books/magazines/patterns and crafting friends frequently request to borrow. No and no. They are welcome to come sit and peruse all they want but I'm not running a lending library and they don't leave the house. I learned my lesson years ago when I had to replace an expensive and difficult-to-find book relating to my work - twice. No more loans. I don't loan my quilting tools because (unlike my knitting tools) I don't have spares. I can't afford to be without them while someone else uses them, and I can't afford to replace them if they aren't returned.