‘We’re very excited to get this project off the ground (and believe this) facility would be a great benefit to the city, says project proponent
Orillia could soon be getting a second library.
A movement is afoot to bring a tool library and a makerspace to the Sunshine City.
“We’re very excited to get this project off the ground (and believe this) facility would be a great benefit to the city,” Braeden O’Neill said this week during a presentation to city councillors.
He was joined by the group’s president, Matt Thomson, and Ryan Dibisch, president and executive director of NewMakeit, a successful makers studio and hub program in Newmarket.
A tool library, O’Neill explained, is much like a book library. A person pays a membership – expected to be about $70 a year – and receives access to borrow tools.
He said it’s ideal for homeowners who may need an…
