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New membership rates go into effect July 15th
A lack of grant funding since 2025 has left the Tacoma Tool Library in an unstable financial position. With your help, we want the Tool Library to be less reliant on grant funding and more self-sustaining with member investments.
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Spring 2026 Funding Updates

A personal note from Executive Director Sharayah Kinney My last day as a staff Executive Director will be on Friday, 5/8. The tool library does not have the money to fund an Executive Director and has decided to restructure staff to be able to stay open. You all know that I absolutely love TTL and […]

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Stormwater Mini Grant: Introducing the Project
My name is Amanda and I’m a volunteer with the Tacoma Tool Library and this year, using tools from the Tacoma Tool Library (TTL) and funded by the Pierce Conservation District (PCD) Green Stormwater Mini Grant program, I will be converting over 75% of the existing landscaping around my house into a native garden and sharing my progress here along the way.
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Impact Report 2025
cover of the Tacoma Tool Library's 2025 Impact Report

We experienced tremendous growth in 2025! View our Impact Report online at https://flipbook.so/flip/3JU7dAp41WigrKU6m6ul Tool lending has doubled! On average, 991 tools are checked out each month and 233 members use the tool library. We expanded program hours to engage more community members! An additional tool lending day of Monday 4:30pm-7:30pm was added in March 2025. […]

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Using electric chain saws and pole saws
Chain saws and pole saws are dangerous tools, and it is important to know how to use them correctly. Learn how to prepare and use them safely.
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Understanding electric chain saws and pole saws
A photograph of hands wearing work gloves using an electric chain saw.
Chain saws and pole saws are similar tools. They both have a motor, and a chain that has cutting teeth. You use a chain saw for cutting wood that's right in front of you. You use a pole saw to cut branches that are high above you, while you are standing on the ground. The Tacoma Tool Library has several chain saws and pole saws. This article will help you understand which one to choose for the job you need
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Tacoma Tool Library is funded by WA State Department of Ecology with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.

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