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Library of Things
Community-focused Zipcar for Things
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Marketplace
- Sustainability
- Sharing Economy
- Home improvement
- Social Impact
- Community
- Brixton, London, UK
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Company mission
In the face of struggling post-lockdown high streets and the climate emergency, now more than ever we know that consumerism isn’t working for people or planet. Award-winning social enterprise Library of Things offers a solution through its item rental service, working with communities to create self-serve lockers in local spaces. Every rental reduces waste from landfill, saves people money, activates high streets and brings people together.
Our take
In a world where the instinct of many is to get a new one when something breaks, the Library of Things is turning this thinking on its head. They're providing an option to rent many of the things we might need in our day to day lives but don't use everyday. Having started just in Crystal Palace, they've expanded now to several locations in London, in partnership with councils and community partners.
The business aims to unlock a new circular model of consumerism in cities across the UK, where borrowing is better than buying, more affordable and convenient for individuals, more rewarding for communities and kinder to the planet. Over 400 councils & communities across the country have requested their help to start.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Work flexibly, from the office in Brixton or from home
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays & between Christmas & New Year as standard
- Share options, we all share in the success of Library of Things
- Personal development budget for books, conferences, courses, etc.
- Regular team joy & bi-annual nature weekends away with the team
- 50% discount on borrowing Things
- Pension plan contributions
Company values
- Regenerative - leaving communities & planet better than we found them
- Entrepreneurial - testing new ideas & learning quickly
- Joyful - remembering to keep playful, be human & enjoy ourselves along the way
- Borrower-focused - creating simple, desirable borrower experiences
- Transparent - clearly sharing intentions & feedback to build trust
- Balanced - striving for a fair exchange for everyone involved
Leadership
Emma Shaw
(Director of Business & Impact)Scientist and sustainability consultant with experience at Future Cities Catapult, the IIED, The Good Energy Group and corporate responsibility Sainsbury's.
Rebecca Trevalyan
(Director of Partnerships)Previously set up community assets and infrastructure like Impact Hub Brixton, Open Project Night, People's Fridge Brixton.
Sophia Wyatt
(Director of Product)Previously strategy and service design for the likes of IKEA, KPMG & circular food enterprises like Rubies in the Rubble & FoodCycle.