Knowledge – Offer to host an event

Maybe you have rad cross-stitch skills you want to share. Perhaps you’re keen to teach others how to build an Arduino watering system. Let’s work together to make it happen!

If you’re keen to volunteer, or have suggestions or questions, please email us at volunteer@brunswicktoollibrary.org

$ Donations

Financial donations are greatly appreciated and can be made online via Square, or in person via card or cash.

Tools – Donate stuff you don’t need

Many of our tools are donations gifted by our generous community, and for that we are greatly appreciative.

We can’t take every tool as we have limited space, but if you would like to make a tool donation please email btl@brunswicktoollibrary.org and include a list and some photos of the tools you’d like to donate.

Tool Wishlist

• Mulchers
• Pressure Washers
• Electric or Battery-Powered Tools
• Reciprocating Saws
• Electric Brad Nailers
• Car Maintenance Tools
• Plumbing Tools
• Sewing Accessories/Crafting
• Wood Carving Hand Tools

Tools we can’t accept




These are tools we have too many of, or that are too costly for us to maintain.



• Petrol-powered tools
• Generic gardening tools (rakes, shovels, forks, etc.)
• Generic hand tools (screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, etc.)
• “Non-tool” electrical appliances (TVs, toasters, etc.)
• Anything rusty, broken, or otherwise inoperable




Where to take tools we can’t accept




If we can’t take your old tools or electronics, there are still better options than landfill:



• Get it fixed at a Repair Cafe! If you have equipment that’s broken, consider bringing it to one of BTL’s Repair Cafes (mostly the fourth Saturday of every month), where we help people fix stuff.
• Donate or Swap with Good Karma Network - Join a community where local people donate and swap unwanted things and advertise garage sales.
• Sell online: Consider selling unwanted items on Gumtree, Ebay, or Facebook Marketplace.




For more advice on how to save old stuff from landfill, contact:



• Your local council
• Planet Ark
• Sustainability Victoria