Toolshed Exchange is a tool lending library that provides Hudson-area residents access to tools and training, promoting a culture of collective stewardship and empowering neighbors to build and maintain more resilient and equitable communities.

We are located at 110 South Front Street in Hudson, New York, on the campus of our generous partner Basilica Hudson. Look for the friendly green trailer pictured here. We lend tools free-of-charge to members and membership is sliding scale. (Click here to learn more about membership.) We will also be hosting workshops and educational opportunities!

GOALS

Our main goal is to become an infrastructure for sharing that supports the good work already happening in Hudson and the broader Hudson Valley. To that end, our role is to listen closely to our members, to the broader community, and to our partners, to determine needs. Like a multi-use tool, the tool library can do a variety of things, depending on what’s needed. Here are just some of the things we hope Toolshed Exchange will be used for:

• Education— supporting skillsharing and training in practical applications
• Workforce development—offer support for small, independent entrepreneurs and cooperatives, or training that can lead to employment
• Community empowerment—individuals and communities can accomplish more with shared assets, and things you didn’t know you could do until you had the tools to do it
• Resilience—bank of quickly deployable tools to meet unexpected needs
• Equity—makes tools affordable and accessible to those who need them most