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Greenbelt Makerspace Cooperative Tool Lending Library
The Greenbelt Makerspace Cooperative has created a tool lending library. We also plan to return to developing resources and programs to engage our members in activities related to science, technology, arts, and crafts. We depend on annual memberships, donations, grants, and sponsorships.
The tool lending library is like a public library, except for borrowing tools and other non-media items. Among the advantages are:
- Equity: provide access to everyone for making repairs and creating
- Sustainability: reduce number of tools manufactured and trashed
- Community: abundance for all our neighbors
- Growth: opportunity for growth, learning, experimentation
- Cost: share cost of purchase and maintenance
- Space: access to hundreds of tools without needing to store them
- Knowledge: space for learning, training and workshops
- Confidence: build skills and confidence at your own pace
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News
Repair Cafe on 2023 May 13 from 10 am - 2 pm
The next Greenbelt MakerSpace Repair Café is Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Granite Building, 115 Centerway. Come learn how to repair your tired or broken stuff or help repair others’ items (experienced and novice volunteers are welcome). Bring clothing, furniture, appliances, computers, jewelry, toys, etc. for the challenge of making it useful again. Please volunteer to help at the repair cafe, email staff@make125.org. Part of the International Repair Cafes .
Fixit help: Tips and tricks iFixit.com FixitClub.com
Items to borrow
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We Need Volunteers, especially Sign up to staff a time slot
We also need Donations (money and tools). We are operating using annual library/membership donations (with sliding scale by income), late fees, grants, and other donations, to defray the costs of rent and insurance.
Tentative Hours (depends on volunteer staffing)
Saturday hours 10 am - Noon
Sunday hours 11 am - 1 pm
Special requests to staff@make125.org
Our location
In the bottom floor of the Granite building in Roosevelt Center
use the side (south-west) entrance with the stairs going down
Greenbelt Makerspace Cooperative
115 Centerway, suite 108
Greenbelt MD 20770
Contact us
https://www.greenbeltmakers.org/Facebook: facebook.com/MakerSpace125
Email: board@make125.org
The Greenbelt Makerspace Cooperative is a 501 (c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization (EIN: 81-4735855) since April 2013
How to Join
To join the Tool Library, create an account at our online library and certify that you will abide by the Liability Waiver and Indemnification Agreement, Borrower’s Agreement and Code of Conduct (also in PDF to print and bring with you). Sign a paper copy of the application by visiting during our hours of operation. We apologize that we are asking for your information twice (online and on paper).
Please donate your membership dues online. Please donate what you can, such as this voluntary sliding scale membership dues schedule based on your individual income. Larger donations are definitely welcome. The upfront money will help the Tool Library buy more tools that you can borrow. There is NO additional fee to borrow tools - only if they are late or lost!
Suggested donations
Annual Income | Annual Membership |
up to $25,000 | $20 |
$25,000 to $50,000 | $30 |
$50,000 to $75,000 | $40 |
above $75,000 | $50 |
Remember that the tools you are borrowing belong to the whole community – care for them, bring them back, and stay honest.
Tool Use and Safety
Please use tools safely. Check the manuals for proper use. We also have some safety sheets.
Thank you for joining the Greenbelt Makerspace Tool Library.
Frequently Asked Questions
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