Tool Library

Opening Saturday, June 27th, 2-4PM!

manyworld is hosting a tool library for our community.

Our mission is to empower our community to build and maintain the world we want to live in, through sharing resources and skills.

Tool libraries allow community members to repair and care for their homes, gardens, bikes and cars without the high cost of ownership, maintenance, or storage space for tools. Others might check out tools they would only use ocassionally for a project here and there.

The manyworld Tool Library also creates a social space for people to learn and teach each other skills to shape and reshape our built world. Meanwhile, we reduce the need to buy more stuff, we support a culture of repair and maintenance, and we divert tools and broken things from waste stream.

We are open on Saturdays from 2-4pm at manyworld for checking out and returning items. Come to circulation days to apply for a library account so you can reserve tools using our online circulation website.

Browse the catalog

The manyworld Tool Library is open on Saturdays from 2-4PM starting June 27.

 FAQs

  • Tool Library membership is included in a manyworld membership at any level. If you would prefer to only sign up for the tool library, we ask for a sliding scale cost of $20-100 per year, payable when you open your account.

    There is also a small sliding scale rental price ($1-10) for some of the more valuable tools. Please take a look at the library catalog for more information.

    If this is a hardship for you, please reach out to discuss other options.

  • Your contributions will help with our start-up and ongoing costs, including check-out infrastructure, insurance, storage space, and tool maintenance.

  • After creating an account in person at a circulation day, you may log in and reserve tools using the MyTurn catalog. Reservations can only be picked up on circulation days.

  • Please email tools@manyworld.diy and one of our volunteers will respond to you, please allow at least a week for replies!

The manyworld tool library circulation system is powered by the generous support of myTurn.