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@libraryofthings

Making borrowing better than buying for people & planet. Account rarely checked- for support please email: [email protected]

✨ Open for bookings Now in Swiss Cottage and 21 locations across London, with more on the way...! Get started here: participate.libraryofthings.co.uk/try-renting


Hey #Camden 👋 ever bought a new gadget or tool only to use it once or twice? Well, it just got A LOT easier to avoid those annoying single-use purchases as Swiss Cottage Library of Things is opening up for bookings next week 🎉 Register here: participate.libraryofthings.co.uk/try-renting

libraryofthings's tweet image. Hey #Camden 👋 ever bought a new gadget or tool only to use it once or twice?

Well, it just got A LOT easier to avoid those annoying single-use purchases as Swiss Cottage Library of Things is opening up for bookings next week 🎉

Register here: participate.libraryofthings.co.uk/try-renting

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Got home & garden projects on your September to-do list? Don’t want to waste money on new, bulky equipment? In Sutton you can access tools like carpet cleaners, drills, sanders & even fun stuff like projectors & speakers from the @libraryofthings @SuttonLibraries @SuttonCouncil


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Borrow, don’t buy! The Hammersmith @libraryofthings has helped residents save £170,000. The local hub offers an affordable alternative to expensive household gadgets and DIY tools. Start borrowing now: lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/08/b…

LBHF's tweet image. Borrow, don’t buy! The Hammersmith @libraryofthings has helped residents save £170,000.

The local hub offers an affordable alternative to expensive household gadgets and DIY tools.

Start borrowing now: lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/08/b…

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"I bought a sad-looking antique bureau on Facebook covered in an old yellowing varnish. I borrowed a hand sander to sand all the old varnish off, cleaned the brass and oiled the wood and now I love it!" Get borrowing from Twickenham's @libraryofthings ⬇️ orlo.uk/5ajjm

LBRUT's tweet image. "I bought a sad-looking antique bureau on Facebook covered in an old yellowing varnish. I borrowed a hand sander to sand all the old varnish off, cleaned the brass and oiled the wood and now I love it!"

Get borrowing from Twickenham's @libraryofthings ⬇️
orlo.uk/5ajjm

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💡 Need a something but don't want to buy one? @libraryofthings has you covered! 📍 Located Canada Water Library 💰 Tackle tasks & cut costs Start borrowing today! #CanadaWaterLibrary #LibraryOfThings


🧵 Stitch your way into #SecondhandSeptember with our #ThingofTheMonth: the sewing machine! 💚 Perfect for anyone who wants to sew, mend, make or upcycle without the cost or storage faff of buying new: libraryofthings.co.uk/catalogue/brow… #slowfashion #circularfashion #rentalrevolution

libraryofthings's tweet image. 🧵 Stitch your way into #SecondhandSeptember with our #ThingofTheMonth: the sewing machine! 💚 

Perfect for anyone who wants to sew, mend, make or upcycle without the cost or storage faff of buying new: libraryofthings.co.uk/catalogue/brow…

#slowfashion #circularfashion #rentalrevolution

1 year of Ealing Library of Things! 🎉 A huge thanks to all the Ealing residents who have rented tools to fix, upcycle, upskill, clean and create. 🙌 Find out what impact a LoT has had in the borough: aroundealing.com/climate/librar…


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July's @libraryofthings Thing of the Month is a useful one👇 Whether you’re shifting equipment for an event, or food and games for a family picnic, hiring a trolley means: ✅ Less backache ✅ Less clutter at home ✅ More money in your pocket Hire here: participate.libraryofthings.co.uk/try-renting?ut…

LBSEnvironment's tweet image. July's @libraryofthings Thing of the Month is a useful one👇

Whether you’re shifting equipment for an event, or food and games for a family picnic, hiring a trolley means:

✅ Less backache
✅ Less clutter at home
✅ More money in your pocket

Hire here: participate.libraryofthings.co.uk/try-renting?ut…

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Say no to single-use this #PlasticFreeJuly with @libraryofthings! 🌱 Less packaging waste 🌍 Borrowing means fewer plastic items end up in landfills 🛠️ Community sharing Start using the Library of Things and cut down on your plastic waste ⬇️ orlo.uk/Ko0m3

LBRUT's tweet image. Say no to single-use this #PlasticFreeJuly with @libraryofthings!

🌱 Less packaging waste
🌍 Borrowing means fewer plastic items end up in landfills
🛠️ Community sharing

Start using the Library of Things and cut down on your plastic waste ⬇️
orlo.uk/Ko0m3

Going to @glastonbury and not sorted a tent yet? We still have availability at our #Ealing and #Pimlico lockers, if you're quick! 🏃‍♀️⛺️ (You can also book ahead for @LatitudeFest 💡) Leave no trace by renting instead 🙌💚

‼️An estimated 250,000 tents are abandoned at UK festivals each year. This summer, why not rent a tent instead? 📷 Save money 📷 Skip the storage faff 📷 Find your local: bit.ly/43qrAxt #FestivalSzn #Glastonbury2025 #SustySummer



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Reusables at the ready! ⁠ Join thousands of others across the globe on 16 June for #WorldRefillDay!✊🌎💧 ⁠ 📣Take on the #5DayChallenge to ditch disposables and let people know how they can reduce waste easily! 🔁 Follow @Refill or visit: refill.org.uk/world-refill-d…

greenerhackney's tweet image. Reusables at the ready!
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Join thousands of others across the globe on 16 June for #WorldRefillDay!✊🌎💧
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📣Take on the #5DayChallenge to ditch disposables and let people know how they can reduce waste easily! 🔁

Follow @Refill or visit:
refill.org.uk/world-refill-d…

🎉Congrats to @AgeUKRichmond for winning Member of the Month for using our speaker for their day disco🎵 👀Could YOU be our next winner? Check out May’s shortlist of inspiring & creative stories & cast your vote: lot-content.squarespace.com/member-of-the-… 🗳️Voting closes Monday 16 June

libraryofthings's tweet image. 🎉Congrats to @AgeUKRichmond for winning Member of the Month for using our speaker for their day disco🎵

👀Could YOU be our next winner?   

Check out May’s shortlist of inspiring & creative stories & cast your vote: lot-content.squarespace.com/member-of-the-…

🗳️Voting closes Monday 16 June

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🚲There is now a second e-cargo @OurBikeUK available at Riverside Centre, Carshalton @RCANews 🚲 Easy to hire, great for collecting shopping or even taking little ones on a trip! Why not use it to hire and collect an item from Sutton @libraryofthings?

🚲Introducing OurBike - an e-cargo bike share scheme now available to try in Carshalton🚲 Download the app, book and collect from CryerArts, Carshalton High Street. All residents get their first 60 mins free (180 mins for local businesses)! sutton.gov.uk/w/ourbike

LBSEnvironment's tweet image. 🚲Introducing OurBike - an e-cargo bike share scheme now available to try in Carshalton🚲

Download the app, book and collect from CryerArts, Carshalton High Street. 

All residents get their first 60 mins free (180 mins for local businesses)!

sutton.gov.uk/w/ourbike


This is such a fantastic initiative ⤵️

🔧 Are you an electrical repair business in north London? Join the London repair voucher scheme and offer your customers up to £50 off their next repair! From kettles to toasters – help keep appliances running. 👉 Sign up: londonrepairvouchers.co.uk

connectNLWA's tweet image. 🔧 Are you an electrical repair business in north London? Join the London repair voucher scheme and offer your customers up to £50 off their next repair!

From kettles to toasters – help keep appliances running.

👉 Sign up: londonrepairvouchers.co.uk


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Tackle your next DIY project without the hefty price tag. Rent drills, sanders, and more from @libraryofthings

🛠️ Thing of the Month: Hand Sander “Had a go at a bank holiday furniture project. I would never have bought the sander myself, but being able to borrow was so easy and affordable.” 💬 Try a furniture makeover this May with the help of @libraryofthings. orlo.uk/T7Qst

EalingCouncil's tweet image. 🛠️ Thing of the Month: Hand Sander

“Had a go at a bank holiday furniture project. I would never have bought the sander myself, but being able to borrow was so easy and affordable.” 💬

Try a furniture makeover this May with the help of @libraryofthings.

orlo.uk/T7Qst


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🛠️ Thing of the Month: Hand Sander. “Had a go at a bank holiday furniture project. I would never have bought the sander myself, but being able to borrow was so easy and affordable.” 💬 Try a furniture makeover this May with the help of @libraryofthings. #DIY #LibraryOfThings


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The sun is out and another long weekend is round the corner. A great time to benefit from a 25% discount at the @libraryofthings Complete their user survey before 31st May to receive your discount. You might win £50 credit too!

💬 Tell us what you think + win £50 rental credit! We'd love to hear what impact a LoT has had on you and your community, so we can make 2025 even better. Have your say and enter our prize draw 👉libraryofthings.typeform.com/to/VbA6pVxs #LibraryOfThings #HaveYourSay #Win50

libraryofthings's tweet image. 💬 Tell us what you think + win £50 rental credit!
We'd love to hear what impact a LoT has had on you and your community, so we can make 2025 even better. Have your say and enter our prize draw 👉libraryofthings.typeform.com/to/VbA6pVxs
#LibraryOfThings #HaveYourSay #Win50


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