SouthEast PortlandTool Library
Like the public library... but for tools

Ever noticed SEPTL is a busy place?

SEPTL Member Joins thru 4-2013

Your tool library is an increasingly busy place, as you might have noticed. We've added a new computer workstation for tool check-in and -out, but our … [Read more...]

Tool Sharpening Event, 4/20/13

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GET YOUR TOOLS SHARPENED AND HELP SEPTL TOO! DATE: Saturday, April 20th TIME: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm WHERE: Parking lot of St. David's Episcopal Church … [Read more...]

PGE honors us with a Grant!

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We have Bob Weber, a SEPTL Board member and PGE retiree, to thank for this. You know Bob as the volunteer who’s at SEPTL helping you just about every … [Read more...]

Use Getaround and earn $ for SEPTL

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Getaround is a neighbor-to-neighbor car sharing program right here in Portland. And here's the thing, when you rent a car from (or to) your neighbors … [Read more...]

Such a nice surprise

We awoke to such a nice surprise yesterday … and it made us think. One of our members had seized the perfect opportunity: he helped SEPTL by donating … [Read more...]

SEPTL needs new digs

A rose seen on my walk to SEPTL.

We now have over 2000 members and 1200 tools...our library space is  very cramped indeed. St. David of Wales Church has provided a wonderful place for … [Read more...]

Closed Nov 24, Christmas, New Years

SEPTL will be closed Saturday, November 24th, which is the Saturday after Thanksgiving We'll also be closed on Christmas and New Years days. No … [Read more...]

Tool Toons: episode 1

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Thanks to Aaron and Pete for this comic strip, the first in what might just become an exciting series of way cool episodes. … [Read more...]

Where is everyone coming from?

Our members by neighborhood

As of today, SEPTL has 2,060 members registered from within our 19 neighborhood service area of Southeast Portland. A bit more than half of those are from … [Read more...]

SEPTL: How it began

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A reminisce by SEPTL's founder, Steve Couche... The SE Portland Tool Library began with simple question to Tim O’Neal, at that time the SE Uplift … [Read more...]