Library of things & Repair cafe (Consumption)

  •         Description: A place for registered community members to borrow everyday items for free. These are also places where broken items can be repaired and added to the “community collection”.

           Features:

    ○       Tools,

    ○       Toys, board games,

    ○       Kitchen appliances,

    ○       Gardening equipment and seeds,

    ○       Electronics,

    ○       Art,

    ○       Science kits,

    ○       Craft supplies,

    ○       Musical instruments,

    ○       Tecreational equipment, etc.

           Community Purpose

    ○ Sharing Economy: Allows for people to share resources and, therefore, making them more accessible to all community members

    ○ Skills Exchange: Can be used as a space for “time banking” schemes where people exchange services with one another. (Link)

    ○ Sustainability: Ability to repair and reuse older items for the wider good of the community.

    ○ Another hub for community events, such as seed and produce exchanges; and skill-sharing and learning events (learn to fix bikes, electronics, etc.)

           Belfast Examples:

    ○       Belfast Tool Library

    ○       Repair Cafe Belfast

         Global Examples

    ○       RTOC Tool Library (USA)

    ○       Library of Things (UK)

    ○       What is a Repair Cafe? (Global)

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