Welcome to Lilac City Tool Library
Borrow the tool. Skip the $200 drill.
Spokane’s nonprofit tool library. Over 700 tools for your home, yard and next project, all for one yearly membership.
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The storefront or the tool wall
Our story
From one garage to a whole neighborhood
Margo Delgado-Finch taught high school shop in Spokane for 31 years. After retiring, she kept watching neighbors buy $200 drills to use once, so in 2019 she started lending her own tools from her garage.
Word spread. Today the library is a registered nonprofit with its own storefront in East Central, run by a small staff and a big crew of volunteers.
700
Tools to borrow
450
Members
40
Volunteers
$30
Per year
2019
The garage
Margo lends her own tools to neighbors.
2022
The storefront
A shop in East Central and official nonprofit status.
Today
The community
3 part-time staff and about 40 volunteers serve 450 members.
Hours
| Monday – Friday | [HOURS] |
| Saturday | [HOURS] |
| Sunday | [HOURS] |
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Browse Tools
See what’s on the shelf before you come in.
Membership
Join for $30 a year, or $10 reduced cost.
Volunteer
Pick a shift and sign up online.
Donate
Give money or tools to keep us running.
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Tool of the Month
Cordless Drill/Driver
The tool neighbors used to buy for one project. Hang shelves, put furniture together or build garden beds, then bring it back for the next person.
- Good for: drilling holes and driving screws
- Comes with: [BATTERY, CHARGER, BIT SET]
- Skill level: beginner friendly
Tool catalog
Is it in stock?
Search the catalog to see what’s on the shelf right now.
Cordless drill
Available
Circular saw
Checked out
8 ft step ladder
Available
Borrowing
How it works
1
Join
Sign up at the front desk for a yearly membership.
2
Borrow
Check what’s in stock online, then pick up your tool.
3
Return
Bring it back by the due date so the next neighbor can use it.
Membership
One yearly fee. Borrow what you need. Ask at the desk about reduced-cost membership.
$30
Per year
$10
Reduced cost