Library of Things CoLab
Staffing Structures & Hiring
The Tool Library Alliance are hosting another free CoLab Session this month
Tuesday, May 27th
4:00-5:00 EST | 1:00-2:00 PST
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rG4NSQh9Q7SVGdOm4sHAiA
Libraries of Things (often called LoTs) are a community space for the social practice of borrowing and sharing to take place. They hold true to the traditional mechanics of a library while pushing borrowing material to a new edge. Instruments, gardening tools, camping gear, sporting equipment, and more are up for grabs to be borrowed and used throughout the community.
The Library of Things Co-Lab makes this culture-change movement accessible to every community. For 12 weeks (and beyond), this has become a resource-sharing hub that guides organizers through the process of incubating and strengthening LoTs to serve their communities.
The Library of Things Co-Lab started with a 12-week training course, an online support network, a paid fellowship for six teams in historically marginalized communities, and a comprehensive public toolkit.
Following the conclusion of the initial Co-Lab, we continued to host monthly training sessions due to popular demand.