Resources

Other Nearby Tool Libraries:

South King Tool Library (Federal Way) – https://www.southkingtools.org/home
Tacoma Tool Library – http://www.tacomatoollibrary.com/
Bellingham Tool Library – https://bellinghammakerspace.org/tools/
Vashon Tool Library – http://vashontools.org/
Island Makers Guild Library (Friday Harbor) – https://islandmakersguild.wordpress.com/
The Tool Shed (Port Townsend) –https://pttools.wordpress.com/

Maker Spaces
Alt Space (Central District) – http://www.altspaceseattle.com/
Maker Pro (Capitol Hill) – http://maker.pro/
Pratt (Central District) – https://www.pratt.org/access-info
Coyote (Central District/North Seattle) – https://coyotecentral.org/
MakerSpace (UW) – http://comotion.uw.edu/makerspace
IsGood WoodWorks (Industrial District) – https://www.isgoodwoodworks.com/ 
Gasworks Gallery (Wallingford) – http://gasworksgallery.com/
Bellingham Makerspace – https://bellinghammakerspace.org/
Seattle Made- https://www.seattlemade.org/

Tool Rentals
Aurora Rents – http://www.aurorarents.com/
Greenwood Hardware – http://greenwoodhardware.com/
Maple Leaf Ace Hardware – www.mapleleaface.com

Materials
Second Use –  www.seconduse.com
Ballard Reuse – http://ballardreuse.com/
Habitat Store – http://www.habitat.org/restores
Earthwise Salvage – www.ewsalvage.com
Portage Bay Grange – portagebaygrange.vpweb.com/
Hardwicks – http://www.ehardwicks.com/
Compton Lumber Company – www.comptonlbr.com
Dunn Lumber – www.dunnlumber.com
Limback Lumber – http://www.limbacklumber.com/
Rain Barrels & Compost Bins – www.seattle.gov/parks/scc/binsandbarrels.htm
Seattle reLeaf Free Tree Program – www.seattle.gov/trees/treesforneighborhoods.htm

Know How
Home Owners Club – http://www.homeownersclub.org/
Instructables – www.instructables.com/
Make – www.makezine.com
Tool Barn University – www.youtube.com
DIY Tool Central – http://www.diynetwork.com/tools-central/package/index.html
Sew Up Seattle – http://sewupseattle.blogspot.com/
Seattle Tilth Garden Hotline – http://seattletilth.org/learn/hotline/index_html

Sharing
Buy Nothing – https://buynothingproject.org
Freecycle – https://groups.freecycle.org/group/SeattleWA/posts/all
Seattle Farm Co-Op – www.seattlefarmcoop.com
Seattle Public Library – www.spl.org
Seattle Bike Sharing Guide  – https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/seattle-bike-share-guide/
Car 2 Go – http://seattle.car2go.com
Zipcar – http://www.zipcar.com/

Energy & Environment
City of Seattle Office of Environment – www.seattle.gov/environment
Weatherization – www.waptac.org
Building Science – www.buildingscience.com
Solar – http://solarizewa.org/
NW Wind & Solar – www.nwwindandsolar.com
Zero Waste Washington – https://zerowastewashington.org/

Recycle/ Disposal
Buy Nothing – https://buynothingproject.org
Freecycle – https://groups.freecycle.org/group/SeattleWA/posts/all
Craigslist.org – City of Seattle Office of Environment – www.seattle.gov/environment
Bike Works (Columbia City)- www.bikeworks.org
Paint Recycling (Tacoma)- https://www.facebook.com/PacificPaintSupply
Styrofoam Recycle (Kent) – www.styrorecycle.com
Styrofoam Recycle (NE Seattle) – www.styrorecycle.com

Computers/Electronics (Wallingford) –  http://interconnection.org/
Batteries – www.call2recycle.org
King County Household Hazardous Waste – http://www.lhwmp.org/home/HHW/hhw.aspx
Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station (Styrofoam, Bicycle/parts, metal) – http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/facilities/shoreline-transfer.asp?ID=346

Sustainability Guide for Recycling & Donating Furniture and Appliances https://www.patiofurniture.com/ideas-trends/recycling-donating-furniture-appliances/

Sustainable Cinema – https://octaneseating.com/blog/sustainable-cinema

Starting a Tool Library
http://sharestarter.org/tools/
http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-a-tool-library
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/toollibrary