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Tessa from the Chicago Tool Library shares how this grassroots organization empowers communities through tool-sharing, fosters resilience, and redefines sustainability. Learn how they’ve grown from a small space to a 7,000 sq/ft hub offering everything from camping gear to disaster-response tools, while tackling climate challenges and building connections. Discover their innovative pay-what-you-can model, DIY repair fairs, and vision for tool libraries as community resilience hubs
By Garr Punnett and Sabira LakhaniTessa from the Chicago Tool Library shares how this grassroots organization empowers communities through tool-sharing, fosters resilience, and redefines sustainability. Learn how they’ve grown from a small space to a 7,000 sq/ft hub offering everything from camping gear to disaster-response tools, while tackling climate challenges and building connections. Discover their innovative pay-what-you-can model, DIY repair fairs, and vision for tool libraries as community resilience hubs