The Buy Nowt LS6 - Library of things is a community group and the Library of things itself is a library but instead of books it lends tools, powertools, holiday equipment and camping equipment. Essentially things that people use infrequently but would normally have to buy and store and by borrowing from us they save money, space in their home, money and reduce waste by people donating rather than throw away.
We are based in Headingley at the Headingley Methodist church.
The Library is Pay As You Feel for both items themselves and the Library membership itself.
Our opening hours are Friday 4pm-6pm and Saturdays 1pm-4pm. We have some volunteeering oppurtunities that can be done outside of those hours and from home.
Who we're looking for:
Technical information:
This role is a good opportunity for someone to learn something new and benefit themselves. We have an experienced volunteer who is more than happy to give some training/coaching to get to high proficiency levels.
Time requirements: The role would need approximately 5 hours a week of time and would be completely flexible. You wouldn’t necessarily need to come to in person meetings or to the library itself when you were working.
Compensation: We cannot offer compensation but it goes without saying you'd be able to use the library as much as you wanted no matter where you live and borrowing and membership would be free. We will pay for your training to become an electrical PAT tester if necessary. If parts need to be purchased to fix items, please provide receipts and you will be reimbursed the cost of these parts.
Location: Ideally we are looking for someone in LS6 as we would like to build locally community connections and reduce the carbon footprint travelling to volunteering. However, we welcome help from anyone in Leeds.
Minimum commitment level: Once a week
Start Date: 18-10-2021