Library of Things Set To Launch in Ealing


Opening soon in the Broadway Shopping Centre

The lockers will be available in the shopping centre
The lockers will be available in the shopping centre

May 30, 2024

A Library of Things is poised to open soon in Ealing which will allow residents to rent household, DIY and gardening items.

It is set to launch on Tuesday, 11 June with the council partnering with a social enterprise which has already set up 17 similar operations across London.

The first one was opened in 2016 by founders by Emma Shaw, Rebecca Trevalyan and Sophia Wyatt and they claim to have hired more than 30,000 items to 18,000 people since then with similar projects being set up in Berlin and Toronto.

They point out that the average drill is only used for 3 minutes a year and many items that clutter up our cupboards could be borrowed when needed rather than bought.

To mark the Ealing launch, a prize draw is being held in which you can win a 50% discount on rentals for six months.

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