This long-overdue post provides a brief
overview of the phenomenal work of the University Heights Tool Library in 2011
and 2012. Located at 5 West Northrup
Place, the Tool Library has participated in projects with various departments at
the University at Buffalo, the city government, and local organizations to help
improve the University Heights neighborhood.
The resources and people from the Tool Library provided valuable
contributions to such neighborhood projects as the rehabilitation of green
spaces and flower beds at Linear Park and the intersection of Tyler, Bruce, and
Flower Streets, contributed to cleanups of the Minnesota Street median
community garden, decorated several storefronts during the seasonal “Light the
Heights,” and planted trees throughout
the neighborhood, just to name a few. In
addition to these efforts, the work of the University Heights Tool Library has also
helped bring local and city organizations and residents together both to
prevent the duplication of efforts, as well as to help foster an even greater
sense of community. The many individuals
associated with the Tool Library highlights the overwhelming presence of caring
and dedicated residents that the University Heights neighborhood is blessed
with. For more information about the work
of the Tool Library, along with contact information, hours of operation, membership
applications, and donations, please visit its website at http://www.ourheights.org/uhtl/index.html.
