In 2013, the HTL was cofounded by Kelly Schnare, Lars Boggild, Tristan Cleveland, and Neil Bailey under a shared belief in the sharing resource economy, as well as supporting local environmental initiatives.<ref>{{cite news|title=Effort to Launch Tool-Library in Halifax Underway|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/effort-to-launch-tool-library-in-halifax-underway-1.2478018}}</ref> On May 10th 2014 the HTL successfully concluded a crowd-funding campaign to secure its start-up funding, raising more than $10,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Halifax Tool Library on CSI Catalyst|url=http://www.csicatalyst.org/projects/43-the-halifax-tool-library|website=csicatalyst.org|accessdate=12 April 2015}}</ref> In June 2014, the HTL moved into 6070 Almon Street, Halifax NS. In October 2014 they had their grand opening and have been operating since.<ref>{{cite news|title=Halifax Tool Library nails its grand opening|url=http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/1174525/halifax-tool-library-nails-its-grand-opening/|accessdate=12 April 2015|agency=Metro News}}</ref>. The HTL motto is "Putting underused tools in the hands of people who need them".
