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Pam Duncan-Glancy praises Glasgow Tool Library initiative
Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for the Glasgow region, visited the Glasgow Tool Library in Maryhill on Monday, June 9, to learn about the work underway to make equipment accessible to everyone.
The Glasgow Tool Library operates by lending members expensive equipment, such as power tools and camping gear, in exchange for a small membership fee.
(Image: Supplied) The equipment, 99% of which is donated, forms a circular economy that makes equipment available to the community and reduces waste.
The MSP presented a framed parliamentary motion to the Glasgow Tool Library, congratulating its contribution to revamping a rundown portacabin for Make It Glasgow, a North Glasgow project teaching skills through clay projects.
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Ms Duncan-Glancy said: 'It was a joy to visit Glasgow Tool Library on Monday to hear more about the work they're doing to make equipment available to those who need it.
"The initiative is not only good for the environment because it reuses tools and equipment, but it also has significant social and economic impacts, allowing people to save money, learn new skills and meet new people.
"The Glasgow Tool Library is a great example of the community coming together to help each other."
Chris Strachan, co-founder of the Glasgow Tool Library, said: "Our staff and volunteers put so much energy and passion into community build projects in support of other grassroots organisations across Glasgow, so we were delighted when Pam championed the initiative in parliament.
"We jumped at the chance to show Pam around our base in Firhill, and to discuss our ambitious plans to provide even more equipment, training, and community ties for North Glasgow's residents.
"Pam's enthusiasm for our vision is a great motivator to continue building the future of the service."
