The Big Sky Community Tool Library celebrated its grand opening Saturday in the former ski-rental space beside the Meadow Village post office. Volunteers cut a measuring tape instead of a ribbon, which organizers said felt more on brand.

The library features two distinct tool walls separated by a potted ficus. The north wall holds a Stihl chainsaw, a post-hole auger, and a torque wrench set. The south wall offers a cordless brad nailer, a ceramic tile cutter, and a label maker with three font cartridges.

“We wanted to reflect the community’s actual needs,” said board president Dale Hargrove, 62, who remembers when the only permit required for a deck was a handshake with the county commissioner. “Some folks are building barns. Others are refreshing guest bathrooms before the holiday rental season. Both are valid.”

Membership requires a Big Sky address and a $40 annual fee, or $20 for anyone who can name the original name of Lone Mountain. The library’s only power tool requiring certification is the log splitter, which has a waitlist through October.

First-time member Tanya Relph, 34, checked out a soil auger and a laser level. She moved to Big Sky six years ago from Missoula and works remote for a Seattle firm. “I’m putting in raised beds,” she said. “The auger was on the north wall. The laser level was on the south. I checked out both. Nobody stopped me.”

The library’s founding grant came from the Yellowstone Club’s community foundation, a detail mentioned quietly at the opening and not on the donor wall. The ficus was donated anonymously.

Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, nine to five, closed for powder days and the week of Fourth of July. The log splitter remains on the north wall.