Belfast Tool Library

Belfast Tool Library is a community-led sharing project delivering access to tools and equipment to people in Belfast and beyond and helping them to develop the skills to use them.  BTL is a registered company, limited by guarantee and has applied for charitable status with the Charity Commission NI. It is currently run by a highly motivated team of volunteers, personally committed to the mission and ethos of making tools and skills accessible to all, increasing sustainability, and providing quality opportunities for learning, development, and volunteering.

Since October 2019, we have grown to over 300 members who have access to almost 1000 tools.  Our members use our tools for essential home repairs, gardening, making and to learn new skills.

Our organisation empowers people to make, do, repair, build and learn more for themselves. Along with the obvious financial benefits, this increases self-confidence, well-being, and resilience, as well as the resilience of our wider community.

Supported by the Dormant Accounts Fund NI, we are now able to recruit two roles to help us to develop and grow.