Share Starter

09/05/2014

Thinking about starting up a tool library? Or, if you've already done so, do you have a moment to maybe share what you've learned? Shareable will be hosting a great community discussion today:
Tool Library Project Share (+other Lending Libraries)
Friday, Sept 5th 12-2pm, Pacific
Join by phone or video
http://fuze.me/25561087
(201) 479-4595 (Meeting number: 25561087)

10+ experienced tool library organizers will join us on this Sharing Cities Network call. Whether you are just thinking about it or already have one going, you're bound to learn something new about Tool and other Lending Libraries.

04/05/2014

The Toronto Tool Library has had an absolutely amazing first year of operations! We can't wait to see what they do next.

It's been 1 year since we Opened 1st Toronto Tool Library! Today, we have 500+ members, 2,000 tools donated & completed 3,000 tool loans! But how did we get here?

Here's our Story! Thank you to everyone for being apart of it!

12/15/2013

Good gardeners need good tools. Help build a tool library to protect 91 green spaces in Chicago with a single tool collection. Ah, the power of the Sharing Economy!

It’s been a fruitful year for NeighborSpace, Chicago’s only community garden land trust. We now protect 91 green spaces across Chicago, and as NeighborSpace grows, so do the needs of the gardeners who tend these sites. To keep building their garden dreams, these gardeners need the right tools.

07/20/2013

Need a couple grand to help get your local lending library started? Two days left until the deadline for the Get2gether Neighborhood Challenge, put on by Center for a New American Dream and ioby!

Whether it’s a neighborhood garden, a community swap, or a tool lending library, the Center for a New American Dream knows that your block, street, or neighborhood has an exciting project just waiting to come to life. We’re here to help make that a reality through the Get2gether Neighborhood Challen...

07/12/2013

Here's a great chance to work in the Sharing Economy! Both The Vancouver Tool Library (bit.ly/12UJELg) & NE Seattle Tool Library (bit.ly/12HtrWr) are hiring managers.

We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as the VTL’s General Manager! See below for more information or click here to download the position posting as a pdf.

07/07/2013

Such a beautiful place to start a tool library!

Two islanders are interested in creating a San Juan Island Tool Library and Learning Center, a place people can gather meet, and help each other out. Where you could work on that project you've been putting off, learn new skills and teach others.

06/19/2013

What could possibly get in the way of the Sharing Economy? Quite a lot, actually. The Seattle City Council debates the future of ride sharing in Seattle.

The drivers and vehicles with Lyft, Sidecar and UBERx aren’t licensed with the city of Seattle. City leaders are weighing their fate; taxi and for-hire drivers are crying foul.

04/05/2013

A great chance to support The Tool Library in Bloomington, IL, simply by voting!

03/25/2013

One of the best articles that we've seen recently on the true potential of the sharing economy.

A rule of thumb on Wall Street is when national magazines discover a trend, the trend has peaked, and there’s only one way to go: down. Unfortunately, that’s beginning to happen to “collaborative c...

03/22/2013

Pleased to hear that there may soon be yet another Tool Library in Seattle, this time on Capital Hill. We've also heard of a few others that are somewhere in the works! Do you have one in your neighborhood yet?

Car sharing, bike sharing, house sharing -- with spring's approach, it's time for some gardening tool sharing. Like Sustainable West Seattle and NE Seattle before them, Sustainable Capitol Hill is ...

03/13/2013

Should be a fun conference call on the Sharing Economy tomorrow at 1pm, hosted by Community Matters with a little help from Share Starter Co-founder, Patrick Dunn, and Shareable Co-founder, Neal Gorenflo.

Remember when the idea of sharing with your neighbor conjured images of the mom next door dropping by to borrow a cup of sugar for another batch of oatmeal cookies? It’s time to rethink sharing, and many communities and businesses across the nation are leading the charge. From cars and bikes to erra...

03/08/2013

Excellent blog post at Center for a New American Dream, featuring Station North Tool Library and too many other tool libraries to count! The amazing product of research conducted by John Shea and Piper Watson on a cross-country motorcycle trip!

Editor's Note: In February 2013, the founders of Baltimore's new Station North Tool Library sent New Dream a note of appreciation for hosting our August 2012 webinar on "How to Start a Tool Library in Your Community," which they credited with helping their own project come to life. We invited them t...