Volunteer at the DTL!

Want to get tools in the hands of people who need them, feel that primal sense of accomplishment, AND meet cool people? Volunteer with the Denver Tool Library!

There’s a bunch of different ways you can lend your time including organizing, being a regular core volunteer, helping out at events like our Repair Fairs (this Saturday, btw), and more! Learn all about it at denvertoollibrary.org/volunteer where you can also sign up for a volunteer orientation.

Questions? Reach out to our volunteer coordinator Amanda who has been doing an AMAZING job rallying people: Amanda@denvertoollibrary.org

Thanks all!

Volunteer with Us

New Tools You Can Borrow!

🚨 Pretty New Tools Alert!🚨

We just got some new tools that you can borrow, including:

⚙️Grizzly Track Saw

⚙️Two Makita Angle Grinders

⚙️Bosch Orbital Sander

⚙️Ryobi Portable Orbital Sander

Thanks to your support via donations and membership fees, we’re able to regularly add high-quality tools like these to our inventory. Get these nice shiny new tools plus 6,000+ more with your Denver Tool Library Membership (only $150/year!).

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Updates! Handmade Holiday Class Gift Guide

Updates on our Handmade Holiday Gift Classes - they’re filling quick! Not listed are all the gifty classes that have already sold out (believe me, I tried to include them - it’s total chaos).

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

First Skill Share! Weds, Nov 12th at 6pm

Join us next Wednesday, November 12th from 6p-7:30p for our first-ever DTL Skill Share! We'll have a few tool librarians and members sharing about their recent projects, ranging from van buildouts to electronics repairs. There will be plenty of time for questions and mingling, so come learn a new skill, get inspired, and meet some rad people!

Skill Shares are free events where anyone is welcome to meet and mingle with fellow members and tool librarians and learn more about what projects they are working on. Each event features a few short presentations from community members sharing their projects, lessons learned, and inspiration, followed by time to chat and connect over N/A beverages. No tool experience required!

Learn more & Register for Free

We're Accepting Food Donations

The Denver Tool Library is accepting food donations for the Athmar Recreation Center in District 7. You can drop off food in the black bin located in the front office anytime during our regular open hours or when you come in for your class.

Priority Donation Items:

✅ Snacks, ready to eat items (dried fruit, nuts, protein bars, instant ramen, popcorn etc.)

✅ Canned items (beans, veggies, fruit, tuna, etc.)

✅ Shelf-stable items like pasta, rice, flour or nut butter

✅ Infant food, formula, and diapers

✅ Unopened hygiene products

✅ Household items (i.e. cleaning supplies)

✅ Reusable bags

The following items cannot be accepted:

❌ Perishable items such as eggs, dairy products, fresh/frozen meat

❌ Prepared meals

❌ Opened packages of food

❌ Clothing

Thanks all!

1pm Early Close on Sat, Nov 15th for Repair Fair

The Tool Lending Library will close an hour early at 1pm on Sunday, Aug 17th for our Repair Fair.

Repair Fairs are free events where community members can bring broken everyday items, such as toasters, bicycles, pants, and more, for free repairs by local volunteer fixers. These fairs offer a chance to learn valuable repair skills, reduce waste, and connect with your neighbors. No repair experience is required as our volunteers will guide you through fixing the items you bring in (limit two items per person please!).

To register to attend or volunteer, go to denvertoollibrary.org/repair-fair

Reminder: Repair Fair! Nov 15th @ 2pm - Free Registration

*Note: Tool Lending Library will close an hour early at 1pm on Sat, Nov 15th

We’re throwing our second ever Repair Fair y’all! It will be Saturday, November 15th 2025 from 2pm to 6pm. Don’t forget to register for free before you attend.

Updates! In addition to the regular fixin’, there will be:

Repair Fairs are free events where community members can bring broken everyday items, such as toasters, bicycles, pants, and more, for free repairs by local volunteer fixers. These fairs offer a chance to learn valuable repair skills, reduce waste, and connect with your neighbors. No repair experience is required as our volunteers will guide you through fixing the items you bring in (limit two items per person please!).

Learn more & Register for Free

Happy Halloween from the Denver Ghoul Library!

While some of our Halloween decorations may be up 365 days per year (the skeleton is normally to intimidate workshop users into following the rules), they get extra decked out when it’s finally the day of our past life, the Denver Ghoul Library, to rise!

We do advise that our members give extra attention to their borrowed tools on this day, for our saws may play dissonant tunes, our levels tend to never quite read level, and our post hole diggers have been reported to disappear and dig their way UP OUT of your backyard. While few injuries have been reported on this day, we do need to inform you that if your wheelbarrow rolls away by itself, you will still be charged regular late fees.

Want to borrow a non-haunted saw, level, post hole digger, or 6,000+ other tools 364 days per year? Get an annual tool library membership for just $150!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Y'ALL!