Guelph Tool Library

Membership prices go up July 1st, lock it in now and save for a whole year. Sign up or renew online or in person.

We will always aim to keep our membership price accessible, and this is our first price increase in 3 years. Membership fees only cover a portion of our operating costs each year, and with some recent increases, it’s become necessary for us to charge more for our annual memberships. Doing so helps better equip us for covering our monthly operating costs while also helping support our other programs.

Regular memberships will increase to $80/years plus taxes and fees

Lend a Wing memberships will increase to $110 per year plus taxes and fees, and each one sold allows us to donate a membership to a community member facing financial barriers.

We will continue to offer discounts on renewal memberships processed within 30 days of expiry.

Late fees are increasing to $2 per item, per day. Per day blade fees are switching to a per-loan fee of $3. All other per use or per loan fees are subject to change.

The Guelph Tool Library is participating in the Great Downtown Garage Sale on Saturday, July 11th

We are selling some of our surplus items to raise funds, and we are looking for item donations. If you have any items you would like to donate for us to sell at the Great Downtown Garage Sale, you can drop of items at:

Guelph Tool Library
Old Quebec Street Shoppes 55 Wyndham St. Unit 115
Monday, July 6th to Thursday, July 9th during opening hours

All funds raised will go towards supporting the GTL and our programming! For more information, reach out to us at: [email protected]

After over 8 years with the Guelph Tool Library, our Community Engagement Manager,
Steph Clarke is beginning a new adventure working at Walt Disney World, a lifelong dream!

Steph has helped us build up our organization, beginning when we had only 400 tools and less than 150 members. Now, our physical space has more than doubled, we have increased program capacity, our inventory is four times the size, and we have 880 members (and growing)!

We wish her all the best!

Our next Repair Cafe is at the Guelph Public Library (Main Branch - 100 Norfolk St) on Saturday, July 11th from 11 am to 3 pm.

Bring your broken items and have them fixed for free!

electronics
small electrical appliances
clothing
computers
clocks
and much more

prohibited items:
items which need welding
refrigeration equipment (coolers, bar fridges, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, etc.), gas-powered equipment (lawn mowers, line trimmers, chain saws, etc.)
items operating on a power greater than 120 volts
tools and appliances from other countries operating on different currents

Monetary donations are more than welcome, and help fund future Repair Cafe Programs. This event is in collaboration with the City of Guelph, OPIRG and the Guelph Public Library.

The Guelph Tool Library is hiring!

The title of the position is Operations Manager, a new position in the organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the day to day operations of the Guelph Tool Library. They will be expected to represent the Library to the community, City, and other organizations, and be the primary contact point for the organization. You will report to the current Director, a volunteer position responsible to the Board of Directors.

Find out more about this role: https://www.goodwork.ca/jobs/not-for-profit-management-and-business-administration-jobs-76142