Members access Cobudget here

iTooLL is a project that is for the community, by the community. It provides a platform for members to share, co-own, and co-purchase tools which enables increased access, sharing, and fiscal savings.

iTooLL MEMBER BENEFITS

• Unlimited week-long tool rentals for $1/tool

• Direct purchasing power to fill the library with the tools you need*

• Opportunity to connect and collaborate with members

• Fiscal savings: iTooLL handles all repair costs, replacements, insurance, storage, etc.

• Decreased carbon footprint: sharing helps communities cut down on the need for production

• Ability to reserve tools in advance for events

How to become a member: all you have to do is create an account and select a membership; you can start here.

* 50% of your yearly membership fee is directly under your control through our Cobudget app; here's a sneak peek on how it works!

Tool Inventory ◆ Become a Member ◆ Get Involved

UPDATE 10/20/16: We are officially open to the public! iTooLL is now a collaborative project hosted by Indy Art | Media Co-op and the Kheprw Institute and is housed at the KI headquarters in the Crown Hill neighborhood. This partnership has helped reinforce the library’s capacity and sustainability in the community. We’re excited to see what media-tool and repair workshops we might co-host after opening (maybe with you! drop us a line if interested).What's a Tool Lending Library?

Economic status should not determine Indianapolis art, culture, and entrepreneurship! For creatives, makers, organizers, and aspiring professionals alike, access to quality equipment can often dictate creative capacity, event effectiveness, and overall community impact. Equal access is key to amplifying diverse Indianapolis voices.

How Does It Work?

iTooLL is a membership-based tool sharing project that makes audio, visual, creative, and event production tools available for just $1/week. As a member, you are also given direct purchasing power to fill the library with the tools you need.

MEMBER RENTAL: Members can reserve tools in advance using our online app. Rentals from the library are always one-week in length and members pay $1/tool at pick-up. A fee of $5/day will be incurred for late returns.

NON-MEMBER RENTAL: Non-Members must read the Borrowing Rules & Disclaimer in advance and must print out and sign the Non-Member Waiver upon pick-up. Tools from the library are available to non-members for 25% of the replacement cost. Non-members can only access the library during regular open hours and cannot reserve tools in advance.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING: All iTooLL members have an equal voice in our tool-buying process. 50% of your library dues are placed under your name in a cooperative budgeting platform.You will have complete say in how this money is spent to support the library. To see a sneak-peek of how this web application works, view this slideshow of the process. Remember: you, as a member, co-own iTooLL, & iTooLL, as a co-op, serves you!

VOLUNTEER: We are passionate about connecting community members to make Indianapolis thrive. We welcome volunteers with a passion for design, A/V, outreach, writing, web development, & accounting, and are open to ideas for new projects. Email us at info@iamcoop.org, tweet us @iAMCoop317, or call 317-969-7AMP to learn more about how to get involved in iTooLL and our sharing community!

DONATE: Becoming a member, and donating(barely) used tools to the library are the best ways to support iTooLL! Tool donations are accepted and processed during regular open hours and can result in membership discounts. We also appreciate those who can make a one-time, monthly, or yearly monetary donation. Financial giving is tax-deductible and is accepted by in-person by check or online .[paypal-donation]

Sustainability

As Indianapolis begins to see the potential of creatives, makers, organizers, and aspiring professionals increase through access to high-end sound, media, and tech tools, iTooLL memberships will increase. In order to secure full sustainability of this project, we only need 20 members, of which we already have five! Beyond sustainability costs, 100% of extra membership funds collected will be put back into the library and members will vote on how the money will be used to support the project (sneak peek at how we Cobudget).

Tool Inventory ◆ Become a Member ◆ Get Involved