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The Tacoma Tool Library will be closed Monday, August 10, due to work being done on the library building.
Tacoma Tool Library Blog
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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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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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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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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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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.
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.