Spring is here! More hours to serve you! Workshops and Repair Café | | | | We're excited to announce expanded hours at the OTL! Starting April 4th, we'll be open on Fridays from 3 PM to 9 PM, giving you even more time to grab tools, pick up your Webstore order, and get advice from our tool wizards. Whether you're kicking off a weekend build or squeezing in some DIY after work, we’re excited to see you come in!
Our opening hours starting in April are as follows: Tuesday to Thursday 6-9 pm Friday 3-9 pm Saturday 10am-1pm |
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Repair Cafés are all about reducing waste, learning new skills, and connecting with the community! Our skilled fixers and menders can help repair everything from torn pants to the wiring in your favourite lamp.
At this Repair Café, we're offering knife sharpening and a darning circle, so bring your well-loved knives and textiles with holes!
Don’t throw it away, fix it at the Repair Café! Come join the fun, get something repaired, and help our environment. 🌍 🛠️
Saturday, April 12th from 10am - 2pm
at Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa
Spanish interpretation services available.
Thanks to our sponsors: City of Ottawa, EnviroCentre, and RecycleMyElectronics.
No registration required! |
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Meet our new Community Engagement Coordinator! Evan is a woodworker and educator who is passionate about making hands-on skills accessible to everyone. Evan works to connect people with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to tackle their own projects.
Evan is currently looking into partnerships for the OTL! If you're interested in partnering with us, you're welcome to send him an email! |
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Workspace Safety 101 & 201 Workshops
Get comfortable with power tools in our Workspace Safety 101 and 201 workshops! These hands-on sessions cover key safety practices and tool handling while introducing you to equipment like the band saw, mitre saw, drill, table saw, and planer. Each course focuses on different tools, so pick the one that suits your needs. Or take both to expand your skills! |
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Pysanky Making: Ukrainian Easter Egg Making
Create some Ukrainian Easter eggs just in time for Easter! This is the perfect opportunity to do something fun and new with your friends or family to celebrate the long weekend ahead. |
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Build a Square Planter Box!
Whether you're new to woodworking or looking to refine your skills, you'll leave with a custom-built planter and the confidence to tackle future projects. No prior experience is needed!
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Demo Night:
Introduction to 3D Printing
Dive into 3D printing in this hands-on workshop! Learn how to set up, maintain, and operate the OTL’s 3D printer while exploring filament use and 3D modelling basics. Gain the confidence to bring your ideas to life. Plus, completing this workshop gives you access to borrow the OTL’s 3D printer! |
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DIY Wildlife Garden
Discover the power of native plants in supporting local biodiversity! In this workshop, you'll learn how to integrate native trees, shrubs, and flowers into your garden to create a better habitat in your yard. You'll finish by planting a small pot to take home with some native wildflower seeds that will bloom each fall.
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Garden Tool Maintenance & Sharpening Night
Take your garden tools to the OTL and get them ready for spring garden work! At this workshop, we will inspect our tools, clean them, re-sharpen the cutting edges, and give the metal and wood surfaces a light coat of oil. |
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The Latest Buzz
at the Tool Library |
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Update on our OTL Expansion!
Exciting news, our expansion is almost complete! We've transformed the space to hold more items in our Webstore and give our amazing tool collection even more room to shine. Stay tuned for the final touches as we wrap up this exciting upgrade! |
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