The Edinburgh Tool Library is spread over different hubs and satellites offering different levels of activities and services!
Are we too far away from you? Find out more about how you can bring ETL to your neighbourhood.
Meadowbank – Tool Library Hub
Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri
Portobello – Tool Library & Workshop
Mon/Thu/Fri
Leith – Workshop
Now Open for Book a Bench and Courses!
Meadowbank – Tool Library Hub
121 Lawrie Reilly Place, EH7 5GS
Directions (Google Maps)
Entrance via cycle-pedestrian path
- Monday 15:00 – 19:00
- Tuesday 10:00 – 14:00
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday 10:00 – 14:00
- Friday 15:00 – 19:00
- Saturday Closed usually
- Monthly extended weekend hours
- 21st March 2026, 11:00-13:00
- Monthly extended weekend hours
- Sunday Closed
TOOL BORROWING OPENING TIMES
- Mondays 15:00 to 19:00
- Fridays 15:00 to 19:00
Pop by to see all the tools that are available to take home, sign up to become a member, borrow on the spot. Collect tools you have reserved on Fridays. Drop off tools you have borrowed on Mondays.
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS
- Tuesdays 10:00 to 14:00
- Thursdays 10:00 to 14:00
We also have office hours when you’re welcome to pop in for questions or to drop off late returns or other collections.
CYCLE MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP
- Wednesdays 15:00 to 20:00
Open to members, booking required. Read more here.
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS LIBRARY
- Last Monday of the month 17:30 to 18:30
We’re a pick-up point for Music Broth members! Music Broth is a sharing library like ours but for music instruments and gears like sound system and microphones. Read more here.
Portobello – Tool Library & Workshop
19 Windsor Place, EH15 2AJ
Directions (Google Maps)
Entrance via the big yellow door
- Monday 17:30 – 20:00
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday 17:30 – 20:00
- Friday 10:00 – 14:00
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
TOOL BORROWING OPENING TIMES
- Thursdays 17:30 to 20:00
- Mondays 17:30 to 20:00
Pop by to see all the tools that are available to take home, sign up to become a member, borrow on the spot. Collect tools you have reserved on Thursdays. Drop off tools you have borrowed on Mondays.
Please note: We only accept tool returns at Portobello if they have been borrowed from this location originally.
TOOL SHARPENING & RENOVATION SERVICES
- Thursdays 17:30 to 20:00
- Mondays 17:30 to 20:00
Our Porty volunteers sharpen your tools in exchange of a wee donation to support the tool library. Pop by during our regular opening times. Read more on our dedicated page here.
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS
- Fridays 10:00 to 14:00
We also have office hours when you’re welcome to pop in for questions or to drop off late returns or other collections.
WORKSHOP FACILITY
Open to members and classes attendees. Booking is required. Opening times and days vary. You can read more about accessing our workshops here.
ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPOTS
Our Portobello workshop is our most accessible workshop. Please find our accessible guide and info on our open session for people with disabilities.
Leith – Workshop
32 Tennant Street, EH6 5ND
Directions (Google Maps)
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- Monday Closed
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday Closed
- Friday Closed
- Saturday Book a Bench
- Sunday Closed
WORKSHOP FACILITY
Booking is required. Opening times and days vary. You can read more about accessing our workshops here.
If you’re interestested in volunteering to help with getting the workshop ready, get in touch! hello@edinburghtoollibrary.org.uk
Colinton – Satellite Tool Library
Colinton Public Library Parking Lot
14 Thorburn Rd, EH13 0BQ
(in a shipping container behind the library)
Directions (Google Maps)
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- Monday 19:30 (returns only)
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday Closed
- Friday 17:00 – 18:30
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
TOOL BORROWING OPENING TIMES
- Fridays 17:00 to 18:30
- Mondays at 19:30 for returns only!
Pop by to see all the tools that are available to take home, sign up to become a member, borrow on the spot. Collect tools you have reserved on Fridays. Drop off tools you have borrowed on Mondays.
TRANSFER SERVICE
Reserve a Meadowbank tool online by Wednesday midnight and volunteers will transfer it for you on time to pick it up on Friday from the CVE Shed in Colinton! Read more here.
SHARPENING SERVICE COMING SOON
Be the first to know when our sharpening station is ready for service! Sign up here.
Wester Hailes – Satellite Tool Library
The Westside Shed, Westside Plaza
Opposite Wester Hailes Library
Edinburgh EH14 2ST
Directions (Google Maps)
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- Monday Closed
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday 11:00 – 13:00
- Thursday Closed
- Friday Closed
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Pop by to see all the tools that are available to take home, sign up to become a member, borrow on the spot. Collect tools you have reserved. Drop off tools you have borrowed.
As this is a very new location, you may also request tools that aren’t explicitly available there yet and we may be able to add them to the inventory. Send us an email (tools@edinburghtoollibrary.org.uk) and we’ll likely get it added in the next week or two!
Custom Lane Workshop – permanently closed.
We’ve handed over the keys to our Custom Lane space but got new ones for a new bigger space on Tennant Street, not too far. The new space is a blank shell at the moment and there will be lots of opportunities this Autumn and Winter to help turn this space into a bigger and better equipped hub for community making and mending. Stay tuned by signing up to our newsletter.
The Repair Lair – permanently closed.
Custom House, 67 Commercial Street, EH6 6AL
Directions (Google Maps)
Entrance via Dock Place
VOLUNTEER ACCESS ONLY.
