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A library of things

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We’ve all heard of libraries.  Most people, I imagine, associate them with books.  Book libraries have been in existence to some extent ever since records began.  From the mid-19th century in Britain, community libraries funded by the state came into existence.  However, the principle of lending and borrowing has recently started to include other items. …

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Share Shed with Mirella Ferraz

The Owl Hoot
The Owl Hoot
Share Shed with Mirella Ferraz
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Mirella Ferraz is an eco-social entrepreneur, writer and coordinator of the Share Shed– A Library of Things based in Devon. She tells the story of how the Share Shed started, how it became the world’s first mobile Library of Things, the growing network and why a movement towards sharing resources and wasting less benefits people.