West Seattle Tool Library gets ‘ReThink Waste’ grant

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(Photo courtesy SPU/WM: Tool Library’s Sean Isom and WM’s Anna Seweryniak)

Every Wednesday, as featured in our Event Calendar and daily highlight lists, the West Seattle Tool Library hosts a Fix-It event, to which you can bring a tool and get help fixing it so you don’t have to toss it. That’s why Seattle Public Utilities and Waste Management just gave the Tool Library a $1,000 “ReThink Waste” grant, one of five small grants just announced for Seattle organizations that have projects/programs “to reduce waste or create new pathways for sustainability.” That’s not all the Tool Library offers; it’s been open for 15 years, as a community resource, on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW). And if you want to check out the next Fix-It event, that starts tonight at 5:30 pm!

Alki Stu November 19, 2025 (6:23 pm)

I wish it was more. This is the resilience we need right now. Congratulations WS Tools

LyndaB November 19, 2025 (6:33 pm)

Congratulations, WSTL! I hope folks know we have a great asset in our community. Thanks for highlighting them, WSB!

Ferryboat November 19, 2025 (8:33 pm)

Congrats on the grant! Too many items have become disposable. A few years ago they helped me rewire a hairdryer that was shorting out. It’s still working strong today, thanks to the Tool Library team!

KWest Seattle November 19, 2025 (10:24 pm)

The WS Tool Library is such an incredible asset to the community! Happy they got a little support and acknowledgment for their work.

22blades November 20, 2025 (5:25 am)

Congratulations on the grant. You guys have bailed me out more than a couple times, avoiding sending perfectly fixable items to the landfill. Besides, I like the old style stuff you can’t get anymore.

Dörte November 20, 2025 (8:32 am)

The tool library is the best!!! Besides their awesome services they are a much needed reminder that Seattle has great people you can interact with! I recommend to take one of their classes for a date with your other half or your bestie. Life skills!

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