Library of things are popping up over London boroughs and it would be great if we could get one for Ealing. It would be a place where you can borrow useful household items for DIY, cleaning, gardening, events, entertainment and more for a few pounds per day.
Why buy when you can borrow?
A Library of Things promotes sustainability by encouraging sharing, the ability to try before you buy, and access to rarely used household items. By borrowing, renting or sharing products instead of buying new ones, we can protect our fragile ecosystems and help keep the fossil fuels in the ground.
Ealing Library of Things
Help get a Library of Things in the Ealing Borough. The Library of things has set up a page where you can quickly add your vote of support if you’d like one in the area.
Every vote makes it more likely to become reality. It can really help the case for the library and demonstrate demand.
A hundred local votes can make the difference to council & funders decision.
Sign up here and share with friends and family:
https://www.libraryofthings.co.uk/heatmap/ealing
Hammersmith Library of Things
Currently our nearest Library of things is based in Hammersmith inside Livat Hammersmith, King Street, London W6 9HW. There is a kiosk of lockers which hold all the items which can be borrowed.
Simply go online to book the item. Then you can go and collect your item on the day you Habe hired it. You can borrow items for a day or a week.
How does it work?
The Library of things is a social enterprise that encourages people to borrow rather than buy with an expanding collection of items. To use the service:
- Join and reserve: Browse the Things online and make a reservation to borrow.
- Borrow and return it: Collect your Thing. Use it. Then return it when you’re done.
- Track your impact: See how much waste you’ve saved from landfill by borrowing instead of buying.
Find out more about the Hammersmith Library of Things
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