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
Author: shareoxford
1000th loan completed
Today, Thursday April 22nd 2021, we gave out our 1000th loan since we launched the Library. Huzzah!
Would you like to help guide SHARE Oxford?
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.
If you’ve gotta buy on Black Friday, help the Library of Things out
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 Very light weight, battery chargeable | Withdrawn | |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 |
It’s November and …
… 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.
Not locking down
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.
It’s autumn and the leaves are falling …
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 …
Back SHARE-ing
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 !
It may not feel like it yet but it is spring and time for spring cleaning.
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.
Our input to your post-festive recovery …
… is our yoga kit, comprising a yoga mat, four foam blocks and ‘Peace of mind’ (item no. 355). Now featured on the inventory.