Would you like to start a lending library in your neighborhood, but aren’t sure what it would take? It’s not as difficult or as scary as you might think.
Overview: How to Start of Library of Things (also applies to Tool Libraries) from Shareable.net
Latest Items:
- Library of Things eBook from Shareable.net
- How Libraries of Things build resilience, fight climate change, and bring communities together
Guide: Tool Library Starter Guide
from ShareStarter.org and includes:
Sample Fiscal Sponsor Agreement
Sample Budget
Sample Employment Contract
Sample Liability Waiver
Sample Borrowers’ Agreement
Sample Lease Agreement
Sample Tool Library Wish List
Sample Delinquency Letters
Other Resources
- National Tool Library Google Group
- This is a great resource for starting a new tool lending library. Dozens of active members that can help answer questions before you get started and after you’re up and running.
- Articles/Webinars:
- Welcome to the Library of Things from the Sierra Club
- How to Start of Library of Things from Shareable.net
- Shareable.net: The Library of Things: 8 Spaces Changing How We Think About Stuff
- Christian Science Monitor: Need a Drill? Head to the Tool Library
- Shareable.net: 16 Tips to Crowdfund a Tool Library In Your Town
- Shareable.net: How to Start a Tool Library
- Sharable.net: How to Start a Tool Library in Your Community
- Shareable.net: The Library of Things: 8 Spaces Changing How We Think About Stuff
- Make Magazine: How to Start a Tool Lending Library
- Shareable: The Tool Library Movement Gains Steam