At the Guelph Tool Library and Repair Café Guelph, we are often telling our story and how concerned we are about the “throw away” mindset that is constantly advertised. So, we were delighted to see the new IKEA Commercial that takes a positive spin on recycling. Spike Jones directed the famous and funny Ikea Lamp Read more about IKEA Commercial Reflects Changing Ideas[…]
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan, Author As we enter a new season in 2018, the Guelph Tool Library is also entering a new season itself. As we grow, we have acquired a strong team of coordinators and volunteers. With that team Read more about Big news at the Guelph Tool Library[…]
Guelph Tool Library is turning 2 in August and we’d like to celebrate it with you by reaching our 200 membership goal. We are now standing at 170 members and we need 30 new members to reach out goal!! For any new member joining between now and August 25th (when our Repair Cafe and our Read more about 200 Membership Drive[…]
You may have noticed the construction and updates taking place in our building at 131 Ontario Street. This has caused some unfortunate fluctuations to our hours, and we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will be closed today and tomorrow, but you are welcome to drop off tools during the Two Read more about Construction Notice[…]
Wow, Guelph! You certainly are a generous bunch! We’ve received as much as we can handle in sewing machines, fabric and notions, but we wish to thank you for your generosity. Sew North was a new project for us, and it has been highly successful so far! But it’s not over yet! There are still Read more about Thank You Sew Much![…]
The Church of St Matthias and St James the Apostle and the Guelph Tool Library, a Transition Guelph project, would like your help with a sewing machine and materials collection drive called “Sew North”. We will be collecting materials at the church and the Guelph Tool Library from April 15 until May 12, 2018 and Read more about Sew North[…]
Come support the Guelph Seed Library and the Grow Garden by watching the movie Seed: the Untold Story and staying for snacks and a discussion about seed saving at Miijidaa afterwards. What is a Seed Library? A seed library is a collection of seeds where members can “borrow” seeds. This means they take a package/or a Read more about Seed: The Untold Story fundraiser movie screening[…]
The Guelph Tool Library and the Two Rivers Neighborhood Group invite the community to an indoor, garage-sale style event where they can swap their stuff with other participants on Saturday, march 17th from 12-4pm. Contributors can drop off donations ahead of time, during Tool Library hours from March 12th-16th. Participation in the swap is Pay-What-You-Can Read more about Guelph Tool Library and Two Rivers Neighborhood Group Stuff Swap[…]
The Guelph Tool Library is pleased to launch a new workshop series, Monday Night Makes. On select Monday nights from February 26-April 16th, we will be offering hands-on, affordable workshops that will help you learn new, practical skills using the supplies available at the Guelph Tool Library. All workshops require advanced registration, which can be Read more about New Workshop Series at the Guelph Tool Library[…]
Check out this interview we did for CFRU: http://archive.cfru.ca/onair/2017/11/02/CFRU933.20171102.120000.mp3 Spread the work and tell your friends what a bargain it is to be a member of the Guelph Tool Library!