Community 'library of things' set up in Salisbury
You can use it to borrow items like tools and garden equipment
Last updated 1st Jul 2021
A year after discussing the idea, housemates Eva McHugh and Bradley Thompson have opened up Share Salisbury and their 'library of things'.
It's the first one in the city and works like a normal library, however you aren't borrowing and returning books.
They have many items like hoovers, tools, tents, gardening equipment etc. that you can borrow for a certain price per day and then return later.
Others have been set up across the country and they have had support and advice from the one in Frome, which is currently the nearest other share store.
After a year of talking about it, they finally opened up a venue at the back of the Wessex Community Action unit on Churchfields Industrial Estate.
On their website, they said:
"Share Salisbury is a social enterprise which gives the community access to a Library of Things to borrow either on a one off basis or at reduced cost with membership plan.
Sharing instead of buying new promotes a circular economy whilst providing the community access to items that may have previously been unaffordable, required for a single use only and/or impractical to store at home.
We believe that sharing is the new buying! Sharing is not only good for your community, it is great for the planet and brilliant for your pocket! Like a wise Spock once said 'The more we share, the more we have'. We want our Library of Things to help enrich the lives of the community which it serves."
You don't need membership to use the library of things, however there are ways of getting involved and having more of a say.
You can find out more and all the items available by going to their website.