Thank you for Considering a Donation!
Please read through our accepted tools and materials before bringing items in. Not all donations are accepted.
Donations are only accepted during open hours. Please do not leave donations or loan returns outside of our tool libraries when we are closed!
If you are unsure whether your item will be accepted, have a large amount of items to be donated, or can not bring the items to the tool libraries yourself, please fill out the Materials & Tools Donation form. We strongly encourage you to drop off donations because our pickup capacity is extremely limited. If you need us to pickup your items, we can coordinate a donation pick up for a fee.
All accepted donations are eligible for a tax refund using the Tax Receipt form.
Materials Donations
We accept these categories of high quality, clean materials:
Materials donations are ONLY accepted at Shoreline Tool Library during open hours.
We do not accept materials that are damaged, missing pieces or that need time-intensive assembly or repair. Please do not drop off materials after hours.
Automotive
- New fluids
- Oil change supplies
- Jumper cables
- Jacks
- Ramps
- No auto parts
Gardening
- Twine, yarn and cord
- Garden hose accessories
- Garden tools
- Edging landscape cloth
- New garden gloves
Hardware
- Working and clean door knobs, hinges, and handles
- Outlets and light switches
- Casters, hooks, and hangers
- Full or nearly full boxes of screws
Lumber
- 6 feet or longer (We will accept some smaller pieces if the wood is high quality hardwood)
- Must be straight, unpainted, and without nails
- Plywood must be 1/2 sheet or bigger
Painting, Tiling, & Drywall
- Brand new (never opened) cans of paint
- Unused paint brushes and rollers
- Unused paint supplies such as tape, plastic, drop cloths, etc.
- Caulk & caulk guns
- Adhesives (glues, tapes, epoxy, ect.)
- Drywall tape, drywall sanders
Woodworking
- Machine blades
- Sand paper
- Drill bits, router bits
- Woodworking hand tools
Miscellaneous
- Weatherproofing and roofing supplies
- Quality tool boxes
- Floor registers
- Safety gear (safety glasses, high-vis vests, hearing protection, ect.)
- Specialty items (Please fill out the donation form in advance)
NOT Accepting
- Furniture
- Appliances
- Toilets
- Tile
- Flooring
- Sinks
- Cabinets
- Doors
- Windows
- Window treatments
- Light fixtures
- Lightbulbs
- Loose nails
- Outlet covers
- Radial arm saws
- Work tables
- Most plumbing supplies
- Most electrical supplies
Tool Donations
Tool donations are accepted at both our Northeast Seattle and Shoreline Tool Libraries during open hours.
Donated tools must work, have minimal rust and have all necessary parts/attachments (including battery and charger for battery-powered tools). We do not accept gas-powered tools.
We also appreciate some new and readily consumable goods, like sanding belts and sharp blades.
We accept these categories of working tools:
Power Tools
- Electric pressure washers
- Battery powered lawn tools
- Electric chain saws
- Grinders, right angle, 7 and 4 ½”, (+discs for)
- Oscillating multi-tools, (+blades for)
- Random orbital sanders, (+Hook and Loop (Velcro) pads for)
- Roto-hammers, SDS plus and SDS max (+Bits)
- Jack hammers
- Asphalt rakes
- Vinyl flooring installation tools
- Router bit sets
- Orbital floor sander, scrubbers
- Wall snakes inspection cameras > 2ft
- High-powered wand metal detector
- Sod Roller/Cutter, Electric or Manual. Compactor, Air powered
- Rolling lawn aerators/cultivators
- Roto-tillers, chippers, garden shredders
- Electric or extension (pole)/hedge/pruner trimmers
- Electric carpet and upholstery cleaners
- Insulation blowing machine
Consumables
- Sandpaper
- Sheets, disc, belt, and orbital-velcro
- Bar/Chain Oil for Chainsaws
- Blades for
- Reciprocating Saws
- Jigsaws
- Wet Tile Saws
- Brad nails
- Staples
- Hole Saws
- Masonry
- Glass/tile cutting bits/blades
Hand Tools
- PEX plumbing tools
- Deep well socket sets
- Extension ladders over 18 ft.
- Orchard ladders
- Work platforms
- Hi-lift jacks
- Soil pH testers
- The Extractigator
Safety Items
- 1st aid kit & supplies
- Chemical spill kit
- Emergency power outage kits
- Hearing protection
- Respirators & dust masks
