Portland Maine Tool Library

10/27/2023

As we grieve with our neighbors in Lewiston, we have decided to postpone tomorrow's cider pressing. Please be safe, check on your neighbors, and keep an eye on this space for a rescheduling if we can swing it.

Peace,
The MTL Team

10/14/2022

Please note that this event has been postponed out of respect for those affected by Wednesday's tragedy.

We will announce a new date and time on our page of we are able to reschedule.

10/06/2022

Hey friends, we're back in action. Bring your clean apples and vessels, bring your family. Check out our upcoming Cider Day!

08/30/2022

It's almost September, and that means it's ime to recycle our how-to video for setting up the cider press. Reservations are open! There are two ways to reserve a press:

1. Come down to the MTL during our open hours Wednesday afternoon or Saturday morning and ask our volunteer librarian to sign you up.

2. Email us at [email protected] with a couple of dates that will work for you and a good phone number to reach you.

Our in-demand presses are half-week loans, meaning if you take it on a Saturday, it comes back at the very beginning of Wednesday's shift, and vice versa. (PSA: Please be sure you CLEAN the press before you bring it back, because otherwise... well yuck.)

Detailed video and instructions for how to set up our hydraulic press. Reserve one of our two presses (hydraulic and traditional) for a half-week period by e...

04/20/2022

The 70s sure were a gas
Cool hippies tooled leather, toked grass
You'd go to the fair
Pay your bread, man, and there
Was your name belt with buckle of brass.

DID YOU KNOW?
We have a very comprehensive leather working kit that would love to go home with you some day! Come check it out, man.

02/25/2022

Funny how we were a lot more excited about National Digital Learning Day a couple of Februarys ago... Still, what could be better on a snowy day than brainstorming, watching a couple of DIY videos, and planning your next building project?

Multiple distractions have resulted in sketchy hours and communications recently, for which apologies all round. But we'll be open this Saturday from 9 - 1.

This Thursday is National Digital Learning Day. So whether chateau or shed, now is a great time to watch some DIY videos, check our online inventory, and come get the tools you need at the Portland Tool Library! We are open Wednesday from 4 - 7 and Saturday from 9 - 1.

09/08/2021

UPDATE: There are still a couple of Wednesday slots available for the hydraulic press. The wooden press has general Wednesday and Saturday availability beginning 10/6. Please reserve now to avoid disappointment!

It's that time of year again: Cider presses are in high demand. Please RESERVE either the wood or hydraulic press by emailing [email protected]
Say which press you'd like, the date you'd like it (either a Wednesday or a Saturday) and your phone number. We'll do our best to accommodate everyone's deepest pressing desires, but the season is limited.

Check out our cider press tutorial!

Detailed video and instructions for how to set up our hydraulic press. Reserve one of our two presses (hydraulic and traditional) for a half-week period by e...

08/28/2021

The Tool Library will be closing fifteen minutes early today, at 12:45, so please plan ahead and arrive early to borrow or return your tools!

05/26/2021

In the interest of community health, and to keep our little corner of the world safe for our immune-compromised members, those with young children, and other vulnerable individuals, we continue to require masks at the Tool Library.

05/01/2021

Spring has sprung, the grass is riz...
Gentle reminder that our ever-popular cordless mowers are HALF-WEEK loans. So if you borrow on a Saturday, it's due on Wednesday. If you borrow on Wednesday, it's due Saturday. Thank you for helping us keep them available to all!

03/17/2021

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Easy peasy! We appreciate your input, whatever form it takes!