🎉 5 Years of Library of Stuff! 🎉

From garage to community hub since March 2020:

3,500 members, £500,000 saved, 1,200 items shared 7,200+ times, 200k tonnes CO2 prevented

+ repair cafés, youth employment & kids' tech workshops! Two awards later, thanks for believing in sharing 💚

#SharingEconomy

📺 Catch us on BBC Yorkshire Look North this evening from 6:30! We're showcasing how our community is coming together to keep borrowing costs affordable for everyone.

Want to help? Check out our crowdfunding campaign! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-hulll...

#LoveHull #CommunityGarage #HullLoS

We are off to a great start at 18% and really appreciate all the support so far from everyone who had donated, we still need your support to reach the target, if you can please support the project it is match Funded by Aviva, link here:- www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-hulll...

Our lending data shows what our community needs most. The top borrowed items include:

Carpet Cleaner
Folding Table
Wacker Plate
Pressure Washer
Disco / Karaoke system

Let's keep these as cheap as possible by supporting our crowdfunding campaign 💚🛠️💚

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-hulll...

Completing the design of our tote bags we are giving as part of our fundraiser. Gone for a circular economy style as we start to incorporate activities to help our community adapt to the changing world.

Donate here:-
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-hulll...

#LoveHull #HullLoS #CircularEconomy

Please Share : We have started a matched funded crowdfunding campaign to help keep the library affordable for everyone! If you are in a position to help the library cover some core costs, we would really appreciate it!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-hulll...

Time to get your reservations in for this week, we have lots of things to get your garden cut back ready for spring

Check out our online catalogue, over 1200 items to borrow! borrow.libraryofstuff.co.uk

Reserve online, pickup Tue-Wed 10am-7pm.

#Sustainability #LoveHull #HullLoS

Donation Alert! We popped along to meet Sue in Beverley who was really happy to donate these tools to make some space in here garage. Some amazing tools for our community! Thank you Sue! 💚🛠️💚

#HullLoS #LoveHull #circulareconomy

Big news! 🎉 Thanks to the University Ward budget, We now have a new wood chipper! Perfect for those garden projects. Borrow, don't buy! Check out their 1000+ items: borrow.libraryofstuff.co.uk #HullLoS #LoveHull #CircularEconomy

Donation Alert! Thanks to Owen for donating this Ender 3 printer, we have one to loan, so we will use this one internally to print parts to keep our items in good working order. If you have something useful to donation, get in contact! 💚🛠️💚 #Sustainability #LoveHull #communityresources

🏆 Shortlisted for SEYH Environmental Award! Our lending Library, Repair Cafe, Kids Club, and the lending impact tracking software change is making waves worldwide - measuring how community sharing helps both wallets & planet. Thanks to everyone who borrows & shares! #SocialEnterprise #Sustainability

Big thanks to our volunteer Barry, who helped us with repairs. Barry took parts from three of our Wacker Plates home and used his own metal working press to fit our rubber bushes so they are ready for the community in the new year! Thank you Barry! 😍🛠️💚 #LoveHull #Voluteering #HullLoS

We are conducting some research about why people donate things to the Library? We would love anyone who has donated in the past to complete a short survey here: forms.gle/Kxg3EF3BkbJF... more details below.

Get your reservations in this week! We've got a busy run up to Christmas and some manic cleaning going on! #cleanupforchristmas

For all those who have popped in to discuss setting up a Library of Things in your own community.

Our friends at Share Shed - A Library of Things have created a free toolkit, "Setting Up and Sustaining a Library of Things"

Download it today: www.shareshed.org.uk/toolkit/

#ShareShed #HullLoS

Donation Alert! This amazing multi-purpose sliding mitre saw! Big thanks for the kind donation from Ally 💚

Available here borrow.libraryofstuff.co.uk/product/2334
Really appreciate all donations to help the community borrow instead of buying!

#LoveHull #communityresources #ClimateAction

Welcome to the award winning Library of Stuff, a community org that lends equipment to the people of Hull and the surrounding area since 2020. We have over 1200 items and lent 6000+ times and saved the community 180 tonnes of C02.

#LoveHull #Community #HullLoS