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The Philadelphia InquirerThe West Philly Tool Library is moving, and asking for helpOctober 2025

WHYY / PBSWest Philly Tool Library lets you ‘test-drive’ a gas-less cooktop before taking the plungeFebruary 2025

Philadelphia MagazineAwardBest of Philly 2011: Best Place for DIY-ers2011

More Coverage

Nov 2025Tightening the Bolts of West Philly — 34th Street Magazine
Oct 2025West Philly Tool Library to be closed in November; reopen at new location — West Philly Local
Oct 2025WPTL on Block by Block — WPPM 106.5FM
Oct 2025WPTL on Good Day Philadelphia — FOX29
Oct 2025Philly Tool Library is looking for a new home for its 5,000 tools and roster of classes — Billy Penn at WHYY
Oct 2025West Philly Tool Lending Library is Seeking Donations for a New Home — Philly Voice
Oct 2025West Philly Tool Library Forced to Relocate — Hey Philly by CityCast
Oct 2025With a membership, you don’t need expensive equipment to do it yourself — GRID Magazine
May 2025Need a Spare Tool? Visit a Local Tool Library. — CityCast Philly
Apr 2025Tools, Crafts, and Self-Help — The Spirit
Feb 2025PennEnvironment donates induction cooktops to West Philly Tool Library — PHL17
Feb 2025PennEnvironment Donates Induction Cooktops to local tool lending library — Environment America
Jan 2025Printmaking in a Garage — 34th Street / Daily Pennsylvanian
Jul 2020Tool libraries are helping homeowners tackle pandemic projects by lending equipment — The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jul 2017Before you buy that tool, check out West Philly Tool Library — The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 2011Tool Share: Borrow the perfect tool at West Philly Tool Library — Grid Magazine

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