We’re having our AGM on Saturday 15th at 1.30pm. Online again this year, because although it’s fine coming to get ‘things’ from the Library, it’s still not fine to come into the Library or to meet in any numbers. If you fancy being at the AGM, email and ask for the link
libraryofthings@shareoxford.org

Today, Thursday April 22nd 2021, we gave out our 1000th loan since we launched the Library. Huzzah!

SHARE Oxford is aiming to form a group of interested people as trustees who will:

• help with the strategic direction of SHARE Oxford
• provide accountability for the coordinator and the volunteers
• bring specific expertise where needed
• represent SHARE Oxford to external stakeholders where possible

They may take on specific roles to support the volunteer team. We are specifically seeking people with skills in any of the following areas:

• Social enterprise governance
• Marketing
• Finance
• Fundraising

To have at least one of these positions covered by somebody who has previous experience of establishing a community action group or a social enterprise would be invaluable.

To find out more please email us at libraryofthings@shareoxford.org or read more details here.

As an alternative to the commercial Black Friday sales, we suggest you could buy used (but working) items from the Library – the money will help us, and so will the space we save.

Over time as we’ve accumulated things and learnt more about the needs of our borrowers, we’ve acquired items in the Library that we no longer need. In the spirit of not throwing things away, we are offering them for sale: see the list below.

Please email us at libraryofthings@shareoxford.org saying what you’d like and if you can come and collect the item(s) during our opening hours that would be great. Or we may be able to deliver… write and ask.

WHAT	PRICE	LOOK IT UP ON THE CATALOGUE
Cordless carpet cleaner – G-Tech. Very light weight, battery chargeable	Withdrawn
Pickaxe	SOLD
Leaf-blower – blows leaves and sucks them (not at the same time). It has a bag to collect the sucked-up leaves.	£10	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/314030
Bike carrier – for one or two bikes on the rear of a vehicle.	SOLD
Bow saw – approx 55cm wide	SOLD
Edging shears – the kind with vertical blades, eg for edging a lawn.	£5	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/294740
Electric chainsaw – Performance PWR 1750CSA	SOLD
Heat gun – Wickes	£6	Not on the catalogue
Hedge trimmer (corded) – Challenge Hedgemaster 370	SOLD
Extendable ladder (2 x 4m approx.)	£20	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/301293
Electric drill – Bosch GSB 12v	SOLD
Horse-riding helmet – size 6 7/8	£10	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/319284
Ski goggles – Oxylane	£5	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/270217
Electric strimmer (battery-driven) – Challenge Xtreme	£10	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/379369
Petrol (2-stroke) strimmer – McCulloch TrimMac 210	SOLD
Tool box – approximately 55 x 20 x 20cm with a carrying handle, and a removable tray inside	£4	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/287191
Tool box – approximately 36 x 13 x 13cm with a carrying handle	£3	https://shareoxford.myturn.com/library/inventory/show/291094
Socket set – Kamasa	SOLD
Steam mop – Shark Professional	SOLD
Shredder and laminator set (both A4) – Texet	£15	Not on the catalogue

… we’ve got some ideas how the Library can be useful to you during the lockdown (and beyond, of course). We have games and jigsaws, we have things to try out such as musical instruments, a breadmaker, and unicycles, and we have tools for you to get on with the jobs that you have been putting off until you had time.

Well, we weren’t sure whether we would have to pause like we did earlier in the year, but we don’t, so, like many others, we are doing click and collect – as normal, I guess. Please do go on using the Library. We have our Covid protocols and you don’t have to come into our space.

But, don’t forget that we also do delivery and collection.

and ending up on the ground, providing shelter for invertebrates over the winter. However, they can also damage your lawn if left lying there all winter. So you could use our rakes or even leafblowers to gather the leaves and leave them in a warm and friendly pile in a corner over the winter.

We also have other gardening equipment …

We are re-opening the Library to borrowers from this Saturday (July 11th).

• New opening times (Thursday and Saturday 12-6 only for now)
• New membership – £5 (or more) a month, usable as credit against borrowing
• Covid19-safe procedures
• Trialling a delivery service

Been missing us? Get in here now then !

We have pressure washers, and a ‘proper’ carpet and upholstery cleaner, for instance, but also a wet-and-dry floor cleaner and a carpet washer and steam cleaners.

… is our yoga kit, comprising a yoga mat, four foam blocks and ‘Peace of mind’ (item no. 355). Now featured on the inventory.