The Guelph Tool Library loans specialized tools for repair, maintenance, food preparation, entertainment, arts, and crafts. Members share knowledge, skills and resources to help build community resilience.
Founded in 2016, the Guelph Tool Library provides sustainability-savvy individuals and groups with low-cost, space-saving access to a variety of equipment. The volunteer-driven, membership-based lending library includes tools and resources for an array of DIY activities including gardening, construction and home renovations or repairs, crafting, event hosting and parties, audio/visual projects, and more.
Join the Guelph Tool Library here to start browsing and reserving right away! Annual Memberships are only $80 (plus applicable taxes and fees). Membership provides you with access to more than 1,500 tools! Memberships are final sale and non-transferable. Membership fees help cover the cost of operating our not-for-profit library.
Interested in joining as a volunteer?
Please fill out a volunteer application here or email our Volunteer Coordinator at volcoordinator@guelphtoollibrary.org
Visit our calendar for a look at our upcoming workshops and events, and register for everything on our Zeffy page. Want to stay in the loop? Sign up for our mailing list here.
These hours are in effect as of September 25th, 2025. Our opening hours are subject to change based on volunteer availability.
The Guelph Tool Library will be closed on Wednesday, September 30th for Truth and Reconciliation Day. Loans processed on Wednesday, Sep 23rd will have their due dates extended to accommodate the closure period.
The Guelph Tool Library will be closed on Saturday, Oct 9th and Monday, October 12th for Thanksgiving Weekend. Loans processed on Saturday, October 3rd and Monday, October 4th will have their due dates extended to accommodate the closure period.
Programming
Our program schedule is always evolving to meet the needs of our community. Check out the calendar to stay up to date!
October 5, 20261:00 PM - 7:00 PM 68 Suffolk St W, Guelph, ON N1H 2J2, Canada
Calling all local seniors! Join us for a fun, free cooking experience where you get to host dinner. Volunteer in the kitchen from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM using our provided ingredients and equipment, then sit down with four guests of your choice to enjoy your meal from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Re:Purpose Fest is a Community Recycling Festival and a collaboration between The Guelph Tool Library and the City of Guelph. At this one-day event, we are collecting items on behalf of over 20 different organizations, and hosting a market of vendors that upcycle, recycle, and otherwise keep goods out of landfill with their products and services. Community members are invited to drop off these items so that they can be reused, repurposed, or recycled by the recipient organizations.
Freehub Gear Shift: Women Trans and Nonbinary Nite
Freehub Gear Shift: Women Trans and Nonbinary Nite
October 19, 20266:30 PM - 8:30 PM Guelph Tool Library, Old Quebec Street Shoppes, 55 Wyndham St N Unit T14, Guelph, ON N1H 7T8, Canada
Monday October 19th is the inaugural Free Hub Gear Shift night for women, trans and nonbinary riders. The Fall Cycling Workshop is a welcoming space for those bike-curious to experienced. Folks are welcome attend with or without their bike to learn more about bike maintenance, practice repair and tune-up skills, and preparing for the upcoming season. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Free Hub (adjacent to The Guelph Tool Library).
October 23, 20266:00 PM - 8:00 PM All Saint's Lutheran Anglican Church, 210 Silvercreek Pkwy N, Guelph, ON N1H 8H2, Canada
The Upcycled Dinner is a free community meal that celebrates food rescue and food security as part of Waste Reduction Week and Circular Economy Month.
This year, our event will take place on Friday October 23rd from 6 to 8 pm at the All Saints Lutheran Anglican Lutheran Church - 210 Silvercreek Parkway North.
Grab something from your mending pile and join us for the Stitch Together Community Mending Project, a drop-in, DIY mending program offered through the Guelph Tool Library.
Visitors can bring their clothing and textiles that need mending and work with volunteers that will teach them how - we’ll provide the sewing machines, stitching supplies, and friendly mending support. In addition to mending, our volunteers are happy to provide support for folks new to sewing that are looking to improve their skills and confidence.
All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Come stitch together and repair your loved clothing, learn new skills, and keep textile waste out of our landfill. Remember: mending is the new spending!
Stitch Together sessions take place twice per month (generally on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, unless impacted by a holiday) at the Guelph Tool Library – upcoming dates can always be found on the Guelph Tool Library calendar.
No registration is required for these drop-in events, and supplies will be available for use, but participants are also welcome to bring their own. Stitch Together is a volunteer-run initiative, and there is no cost to participate, but donations are welcome!
