What Are Your New Year’s Resolutions?

Having a hard time thinking up New Year’s Resolutions because you’re perfect? “How can I possibly get even better??” you say.

We understand the struggle, so we came up with some definitely non-bias New Year’s Resolutions from us: be more creative, save money, be more social, get the tools and education to finally do that project you’ve wanted to do forever.

Coincidentally, it just so happened that the DTL can help you achieve all of these things! Here’s our recommendations:

  1. Pick yourself up a super affordable annual Tool Library Membership starting at just $150 so you can check out practically as many tools as you want for a whole year.

  2. Sign up for a few of your favorite classes that will show you how to use those tools to do things like fine woodworking, home renovation, sewing, welding, artsy stuff, and more.

  3. Need some bigger tools for your woodworking project? Take our Shop Safety & Certification class, pick yourself an Open Workshop Punch Card, and use our Open Community Workshop Hours to build that project with assistance from our all pro shop monitors.

Happy New Year! 2026 is going to be your year! An early cheers to all, and we’ll see you next year!

Updates! Share the Tools Fundraiser Giveaway: $10,000 Goal

A huge thanks to the 50 amazing people who have supported our Share the Tools Fundraiser so far! We are officially nearing the halfway mark of our $10,000 New Year goal. Your odds of winning a DTL mega pack are still quite good, so donate today to get your name thrown in the lucky cement mixer!

Your contributions do much more than buy drills and saws - they fund equitable access for hundreds of neighbors and local orgs who rely on these resources for essential repairs and projects. By donating, you’ve helped ensure that cost is less of a barrier to building, repairing, and creating a better Denver community.

If you haven’t donated to the Share The Tools Fundraiser yet - don’t worry - we still have until the end of the year to make our $10,000 goal (we’re almost half way there!).

Donate

The Denver Tool Library is trying to raise $10,000 by the end of 2025, so we’re having a big giveaway y’all!

Denver Tool Library is a 501c3 non-profit. Your contributions are tax-deductible.

Donate a suggested $10 or more from now until the end of the year and you’ll automatically be entered into our Share the Tools Fund Giveaway. For every $100 you donate, you’ll get 4 entries. On January 6th, we’ll pull a random entries from our lucky cement mixer. Three winners will get a DTL Mega Pack, which includes…

  • 🛠️ One Year Of Tool Lending

  • 💡 $200 In Class Bucks

  • 🪵 A 10 Hour Open Shop Punch Card

  • 👚 DTL Shirt, Mug, and Sticker

For giveaway fine print, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Donate

What is the Share The Tools Fund?

People need tools to keep their homes comfortable, functional, and safe. Organizations need tools for community workdays, facility upkeep, and other mission-driven activities. Our Share the Tools Fund gets tools in the hands of the people & organizations who need them most.

How It Works

Every dollar you donate gets added into a fund. This money pays for the tools, space, and staff needed to ensure that underrepresented individuals and financially restricted organizations have access to our programs. 

Your contributions directly support:

  • Expanding our capacity to offer Financial Assistance to individuals and community partners

  • Nurturing partnerships with values-aligned organizations and ensuring diverse voices shape DTL's growth

  • Adding the most in-demand tools to our community collection to best meet member needs

  • Repairing and maintaining the 6,000+ tools that keep Denver DIY-ing

Impact

Since Share the Tools Fund’s inception in 2023, we’ve been able to give big discounts on memberships, classes, and open shop hours to hundreds of people in our community.

  • People Given 25%-50% Off our Programs: 343

  • Orgs Given 50%-100% Off our Programs: 38

  • Estimated Total Savings: $32,875

The Share the Tools Fund allows us to support dozens of organizations and community projects, helping to:

  • Build 29 school garden plots for East Middle School.

  • Repair fences at the Department of Housing Stability.

  • Build infrastructure for food delivery for Denver Food Rescue.

  • Build Safe Outdoor Spaces for people experiencing homelessness, via Radian and the Colorado Village Collaborative.

  • Build weatherproof shelters for Denver Community Fridges.

  • Provide free memberships and classes to fundraise for dozens of organizations, including DUG, DCPA, Bikes Together, DU’s CAPE program, SustainEd Farms, Denver Slow Food, Extreme Community Makeover, WeeCycle, and more.

  • Nurture partnerships and member discounts with local like-minded businesses like Perks Deconstruction, ReStore, ReCreative, Austin Hardwoods, Woodcraft, Rockler, and the Denver Public Library.

Donate

THANK YOU from the WHOLE DTL COMMUNITY!💙🛠️💛

Giveaway Fine Print: No purchase necessary. If your entry numbers are pulled multiple times, you can only win once. If you are already a tool library member with us, you can use your free annual membership toward your next renewal. Prizes you win are transferrable and you can give them away to friends and family. Giveaway prizes do not expire. To enter for free, mail a postcard with your contact info to the Denver Tool Library before 12/31.

Last Minute Gift Getters! 15% OFF

Get 15% off class packs & MEMBERSHIPS until the end of 2025

Alright, so you missed signing up for a handmade holiday class, and now you’re typing into ChatGPT “Gifts for Artistic Daughter” and you’re tempted to click that arrives in two days button on some junk you’re not even sure if she likes.

STOP! THERE’S A BETTER AND EVEN LAZIER WAY!

Be smart - make your artistic daughter do all the work and make whatever she wants.

From now until the ball drops on New Years Eve, get…

🛠️ 15% Off TOOL LIBRARY Memberships

Get 15% off all Gift Memberships.

If you’re a new member, get 15% off any Tool Library Membership for yourself.

Don’t forget to use code SHARETHETOOLS during checkout.

*Sale applies to new members and members with expired memberships of 30 days or more. Discount cannot be applied to active membership renewals. 15% off applies to the first year of membership and renews at full price. Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

🛠️ 15% OFF CLASS PACKS

Get 15% off of DTL Class Bucks when you buy $200 or more. Create your own custom discount class packs for yourself or as a gift. Gift Bucks don’t expire, so redeem them anytime.

How do I make my own custom discount class pack?

  1. Go to our DTL Class Bucks Page and add to your cart however much you want to buy for yourself or a friend. If you want to buy a certain set of class, just total the amount the classes are worth and buy that much in DTL Class Bucks.

  2. On checkout, enter the code SHARETHETOOLS and you’ll get a 15% discount.

What kind of class packs can I make?

Here are just some ideas for class packs. As long as you buy over $200 in class gift bucks, you will get the 15% discount good toward any of our classes.

🪚 The Woodworker Pack

🪵 The Woodturner Pack

🛠️ The Woodworker Project Pack

⚡ The Welder Pack

🏠 The Contractor Pack

🌈 The Ladies & Gentlethems Pack

🎨 The Block Printer Pack

💍 The Metalsmith Pack

*Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

🛠️ 15% Off Open SHOP Punch Cards

Get 15% off any Open Workshop Hour Punch Cards and . Code must be applied in-shop only. Just tell your shop monitor SHARETHETOOLS next time you’re in!

*Code must be applied in-shop only. Sale ends Dec 20th, 2025 at 3pm.

Get 15% off Open Shop Gift Cards over $100. Don’t forget to enter the code SHARETHETOOLS when checking out.

*Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

Get 15% OFF Open Shop Hours until 2026!

Get 15% off a 10 Hour Open Shop Punch Card until 2026! Just tell your shop monitor SHARETHETOOLS next time you’re in.

Work on your own project during Open Shop Hours with guidance from our expert shop monitors. Get access to industrial sized woodworking tools including a SawStop table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw, miter saw, drill press, router table, and lathes all for an affordable hourly fee.

Psst don’t forget! You must complete a Woodworking I: Shop Safety or Ladies & Gentlethems: Shop Safety certification class before being able to use Open Shop Hours.

Learn More

Updates! Share the Tools Fundraiser Giveaway: $10,000 Goal

Holy Moly! Thanks so much to everyone who virtually came out to support us on Colorado Gives Day last Tuesday.

Your contributions do much more than buy drills and saws - they fund equitable access for hundreds of neighbors and local orgs who rely on these resources for essential repairs and projects. By donating, you’ve helped ensure that cost is less of a barrier to building, repairing, and creating a better Denver community.

If you haven’t donated to the Share The Tools Fundraiser yet - don’t worry - we still have until the end of the year to make our $10,000 goal (we’re almost half way there!).

Donate

The Denver Tool Library is trying to raise $10,000 by the end of 2025, so we’re having a big giveaway y’all!

Denver Tool Library is a 501c3 non-profit. Your contributions are tax-deductible.

Donate a suggested $10 or more from now until the end of the year and you’ll automatically be entered into our Share the Tools Fund Giveaway. For every $100 you donate, you’ll get 4 entries. On January 6th, we’ll pull a random entries from our lucky cement mixer. Three winners will get a DTL Mega Pack, which includes…

  • 🛠️ One Year Of Tool Lending

  • 💡 $200 In Class Bucks

  • 🪵 A 10 Hour Open Shop Punch Card

  • 👚 DTL Shirt, Mug, and Sticker

For giveaway fine print, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Donate

What is the Share The Tools Fund?

People need tools to keep their homes comfortable, functional, and safe. Organizations need tools for community workdays, facility upkeep, and other mission-driven activities. Our Share the Tools Fund gets tools in the hands of the people & organizations who need them most.

How It Works

Every dollar you donate gets added into a fund. This money pays for the tools, space, and staff needed to ensure that underrepresented individuals and financially restricted organizations have access to our programs. 

Your contributions directly support:

  • Expanding our capacity to offer Financial Assistance to individuals and community partners

  • Nurturing partnerships with values-aligned organizations and ensuring diverse voices shape DTL's growth

  • Adding the most in-demand tools to our community collection to best meet member needs

  • Repairing and maintaining the 6,000+ tools that keep Denver DIY-ing

Impact

Since Share the Tools Fund’s inception in 2023, we’ve been able to give big discounts on memberships, classes, and open shop hours to hundreds of people in our community.

  • People Given 25%-50% Off our Programs: 343

  • Orgs Given 50%-100% Off our Programs: 38

  • Estimated Total Savings: $32,875

The Share the Tools Fund allows us to support dozens of organizations and community projects, helping to:

  • Build 29 school garden plots for East Middle School.

  • Repair fences at the Department of Housing Stability.

  • Build infrastructure for food delivery for Denver Food Rescue.

  • Build Safe Outdoor Spaces for people experiencing homelessness, via Radian and the Colorado Village Collaborative.

  • Build weatherproof shelters for Denver Community Fridges.

  • Provide free memberships and classes to fundraise for dozens of organizations, including DUG, DCPA, Bikes Together, DU’s CAPE program, SustainEd Farms, Denver Slow Food, Extreme Community Makeover, WeeCycle, and more.

  • Nurture partnerships and member discounts with local like-minded businesses like Perks Deconstruction, ReStore, ReCreative, Austin Hardwoods, Woodcraft, Rockler, and the Denver Public Library.

Donate

THANK YOU from the WHOLE DTL COMMUNITY!💙🛠️💛

Giveaway Fine Print: No purchase necessary. If your entry numbers are pulled multiple times, you can only win once. If you are already a tool library member with us, you can use your free annual membership toward your next renewal. Prizes you win are transferrable and you can give them away to friends and family. Giveaway prizes do not expire. To enter for free, mail a postcard with your contact info to the Denver Tool Library before 12/31.

Gift Them Tools & Know How! 15% OFF

Get 15% off class packs & MEMBERSHIPS until the end of 2025

As the video we've been recycling since 2023 explains - we’ve got a SUPER easy way for you to check those names off your holiday list, support a do-good local org, and actually get them something useful! Don’t give them a big box piece o’ junk - give them the tools and education they need to make whatever they want.

From now until the ball drops on New Years Eve, get…

🛠️ 15% Off TOOL LIBRARY Memberships

Get 15% off all Gift Memberships.

If you’re a new member, get 15% off any Tool Library Membership for yourself.

Don’t forget to use code SHARETHETOOLS during checkout.

*Sale applies to new members and members with expired memberships of 30 days or more. Discount cannot be applied to active membership renewals. 15% off applies to the first year of membership and renews at full price. Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

🛠️ 15% OFF CLASS PACKS

Get 15% off of DTL Class Bucks when you buy $200 or more. Create your own custom discount class packs for yourself or as a gift. Gift Bucks don’t expire, so redeem them anytime.

How do I make my own custom discount class pack?

  1. Go to our DTL Class Bucks Page and add to your cart however much you want to buy for yourself or a friend. If you want to buy a certain set of class, just total the amount the classes are worth and buy that much in DTL Class Bucks.

  2. On checkout, enter the code SHARETHETOOLS and you’ll get a 15% discount.

What kind of class packs can I make?

Here are just some ideas for class packs. As long as you buy over $200 in class gift bucks, you will get the 15% discount good toward any of our classes.

🪚 The Woodworker Pack

🪵 The Woodturner Pack

🛠️ The Woodworker Project Pack

⚡ The Welder Pack

🏠 The Contractor Pack

🌈 The Ladies & Gentlethems Pack

🎨 The Block Printer Pack

💍 The Metalsmith Pack

*Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

🛠️ 15% Off Open SHOP Punch Cards

Get 15% off any Open Workshop Hour Punch Cards and . Code must be applied in-shop only. Just tell your shop monitor SHARETHETOOLS next time you’re in!

*Code must be applied in-shop only. Sale ends Dec 20th, 2025 at 3pm.

Get 15% off Open Shop Gift Cards over $100. Don’t forget to enter the code SHARETHETOOLS when checking out.

*Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

Updates! Share the Tools Fundraiser Giveaway: $10,000 Goal

HUGE THANKS to everyone who has donated to our Share The Tools Fundraiser so far - we’re like a quarter way to our $10,000 goal! There’s 5 days left where your recurring donations will be matched 100% (and your giveaway entries will double!) so if you have the means, please contribute by December 9th and consider making it a recurring donation!

Donate

The Denver Tool Library is trying to raise $10,000 by the end of 2025, so we’re having a big giveaway y’all!

Denver Tool Library is a 501c3 non-profit. Your contributions are tax-deductible.

Donate a suggested $10 or more from now until the end of the year and you’ll automatically be entered into our Share the Tools Fund Giveaway. For every $100 you donate, you’ll get 4 entries. On January 6th, we’ll pull a random entries from our lucky cement mixer. Three winners will get a DTL Mega Pack, which includes…

  • 🛠️ One Year Of Tool Lending

  • 💡 $200 In Class Bucks

  • 🪵 A 10 Hour Open Shop Punch Card

  • 👚 DTL Shirt, Mug, and Sticker

Cheater’s Tip: Double your entries by making a recurring monthly donation via Colorado Gives before Dec 9th and your first donation will be matched 100% (details).

For giveaway fine print, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Donate

What is the Share The Tools Fund?

People need tools to keep their homes comfortable, functional, and safe. Organizations need tools for community workdays, facility upkeep, and other mission-driven activities. Our Share the Tools Fund gets tools in the hands of the people & organizations who need them most.

How It Works

Every dollar you donate gets added into a fund. This money pays for the tools, space, and staff needed to ensure that underrepresented individuals and financially restricted organizations have access to our programs. 

Your contributions directly support:

  • Expanding our capacity to offer Financial Assistance to individuals and community partners

  • Nurturing partnerships with values-aligned organizations and ensuring diverse voices shape DTL's growth

  • Adding the most in-demand tools to our community collection to best meet member needs

  • Repairing and maintaining the 6,000+ tools that keep Denver DIY-ing

Impact

Since Share the Tools Fund’s inception in 2023, we’ve been able to give big discounts on memberships, classes, and open shop hours to hundreds of people in our community.

  • People Given 25%-50% Off our Programs: 343

  • Orgs Given 50%-100% Off our Programs: 38

  • Estimated Total Savings: $32,875

The Share the Tools Fund allows us to support dozens of organizations and community projects, helping to:

  • Build 29 school garden plots for East Middle School.

  • Repair fences at the Department of Housing Stability.

  • Build infrastructure for food delivery for Denver Food Rescue.

  • Build Safe Outdoor Spaces for people experiencing homelessness, via Radian and the Colorado Village Collaborative.

  • Build weatherproof shelters for Denver Community Fridges.

  • Provide free memberships and classes to fundraise for dozens of organizations, including DUG, DCPA, Bikes Together, DU’s CAPE program, SustainEd Farms, Denver Slow Food, Extreme Community Makeover, WeeCycle, and more.

  • Nurture partnerships and member discounts with local like-minded businesses like Perks Deconstruction, ReStore, ReCreative, Austin Hardwoods, Woodcraft, Rockler, and the Denver Public Library.

Donate

THANK YOU from the WHOLE DTL COMMUNITY!💙🛠️💛

Giveaway Fine Print: No purchase necessary. If your entry numbers are pulled multiple times, you can only win once. If you are already a tool library member with us, you can use your free annual membership toward your next renewal. Prizes you win are transferrable and you can give them away to friends and family. Giveaway prizes do not expire. To enter for free, mail a postcard with your contact info to the Denver Tool Library before 12/31.

15% Off Memberships, Class Packs, Open Shop Until 2026!

The Denver Tool Library is having a big 15% off end of year sale, y’all!

And this isn’t that sort of sale where we write some absurdly high price and cross it out and then give you our regular price and call it a sale (that’s called false-reference pricing, boooo).

From now until the ball drops on New Years Eve, actually and for really real get…

🛠️ 15% Off TOOL LIBRARY Memberships

Get 15% off all Gift Memberships.

If you’re a new member, get 15% off any Tool Library Membership for yourself.

Don’t forget to use code SHARETHETOOLS during checkout.

*Sale applies to new members and members with expired memberships of 30 days or more. Discount cannot be applied to active membership renewals. 15% off applies to the first year of membership and renews at full price. Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

🛠️ 15% OFF CLASS PACKS

Get 15% off of DTL Class Bucks when you buy $200 or more. Create your own custom discount class packs for yourself or as a gift. Gift Bucks don’t expire, so redeem them anytime.

How do I make my own custom discount class pack?

  1. Go to our DTL Class Bucks Page and add to your cart however much you want to buy for yourself or a friend. If you want to buy a certain set of class, just total the amount the classes are worth and buy that much in DTL Class Bucks.

  2. On checkout, enter the code SHARETHETOOLS and you’ll get a 15% discount.

What kind of class packs can I make?

Here are just some ideas for class packs. As long as you buy over $200 in class gift bucks, you will get the 15% discount good toward any of our classes.

🪚 The Woodworker Pack

🪵 The Woodturner Pack

🛠️ The Woodworker Project Pack

⚡ The Welder Pack

🏠 The Contractor Pack

🌈 The Ladies & Gentlethems Pack

🎨 The Block Printer Pack

💍 The Metalsmith Pack

*Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

🛠️ 15% Off Open SHOP Punch Cards

Get 15% off any Open Workshop Hour Punch Cards and . Code must be applied in-shop only. Just tell your shop monitor SHARETHETOOLS next time you’re in!

*Code must be applied in-shop only. Sale ends Dec 20th, 2025 at 3pm.

Get 15% off Open Shop Gift Cards over $100. Don’t forget to enter the code SHARETHETOOLS when checking out.

*Sale ends Dec 31st, 2025 at midnight.

Almost Gone! Handmade Holiday Class Gift Guide

Update on our Handmade Holiday Gift Classes - they’re filling quick and almost gone!

Don’t wait until last minute and get stuck picking out some Amazon junk just to find out that you already bought your dad fancy nuts three years before (true story). Instead, we’ve compiled a list of classes where you create a piece of art made with 100% genuine love that you can give to someone on your holiday list. Best of all, it’s sort of a selfish gift because while they get whatever you make, you get the skills to build another during our Open Workshop Hours.

Classes, Dates & LINKS