Want to see what tools the Tool Library has? Want to see whether they’re currently in stock and when they might be due back? Now you can.
Thanks to the our new tool library database–officially called ToolLibrarian, but around here affectionately called “Portland” because it was developed by the Southeast Portland Tool Library–you can see an up-to-date listing of all 3000+ tools by going to our website and clicking “Our Tools.”
It’s been a big project getting this up and running. When we started the Tool Library, we never expected that anyone other than the Tool Librarians would be viewing the names of the tools. So we’ve had to go back and re-write a lot of the tool names, changing, for example, “Big red pliers with funny handle” to “Pliers – Large.”
We couldn’t have done it without the great volunteer assistance of Nick who went through all of the listings and categorized hundreds of tools. (That’s him to the left there in a place much warmer than Philly was this week.) Thanks, Nick.
As you’re reviewing the tool listing, if you see any name that should be changed or a tool that’s in the wrong category, can you let us know? Email the tool ID (you can find this out by hovering your mouse over the tool name), the tool name, and what you think should be changed to info@westphillytools.org.
Thanks!
