Library of Things DERBY
Library of Things - Derby
open every Thursday at Chellaston Library
HOW DOES IT WORK
STEP 1: You register online with the library (a small annual membership fee is required)
STEP 2: You browse our catalogue, reserve an item you want to borrow and pay a small rental fee
STEP 3: You come and collect the item, use it, clean it, then return it
Our Library of Things is run and managed by independant volunteers. All income we receive will go towards buying and maintaining tools for us all to use.
Our first Library of Things is at Chellaston library, kindly offered by Derby City Council:
Chellaston Library, Barley Croft, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6TU
We are open from Thursday 23 July between 12:00 and 14:00
We're on a mission to bring people together to share...
A library of things… where people can borrow tools and other household items, similar to borrowing a book from a library
People from our local communities are looking for all sorts of things, we don't all need to own things we might only use every so often.
Sharing things helps each other out. It helps reduce our carbon footprint, safeguarding our wonderful shared world for future generations.
Want to join in?
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Interested in being a volunteer?
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Got some tools / things to donate?
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Want to stay in touch?
We can email you with our news, including information about how the Library of Things works, social events, how to get involved, volunteer days.
Use the form to sign up to our emails and we will keep you in touch.
If you want to help us staff our library during our opening hours, please use the button here to tell us when you are available to help.
Library of Things Derby
A not-for-profit community tool lending library. Borrow, don't buy — save money, save space, save the planet.
RUN BY SHARE CYCLE DERBY CIC - REG 16866092
We are open from Thursday 23 July 2026 between 12:00 and 14:00 at Chellaston Library, Derby, DE73 6TU
WITH THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
