HERMAN PRIOR TOOL LIBRARY

Now open Thursdays 6pm - 7pm starting Oct 17, 2019 (closed Hallowe'en and holidays).

Mission Statement

Our mission is to engage and empower the community to participate in sharing resources by providing access to tools and skills for everybody.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to foster a sustainable community by providing an outlet for creativity and prioritizing access over ownership.

Guiding Principles

Access Over Ownership

The Herman Prior Tool Library is a lending library similar to a public book library but with a focus on household tools. Why let household tools continue cluttering your basement and going to waste? The Herman Prior Tool Library aims to provide residents and community groups with everything they need to make projects happen.

Promoting Makerspaces

We all need places to congregate, socialize, and learn. We aim to provide opportunities for the residents of Portage la Prairie area to learn how to create projects or repair objects whether in our makerspace or in collaboration with other community businesses and role models who know that everyone learns differently. The HP Tool Library will be a place to share what you know and learn what you don’t.

Sparking Creativity

The Herman Prior Tool Library believes there is so much creativity flowing inside each person, and with a little help from the tool library, we hope to help Portage la Prairie residents tackle with ease and excitement any number of Do-It-Yourself projects they may have been dreaming of.

Community

The involvement of volunteers and donor stewardship will keep the Herman Prior Tool Library alive and sustainable.