Hello Barking!👋
Why buy when you can borrow?
Can you believe a drill is only used for 3 minutes a year? Instead of cluttering up your cupboards with stuff you don’t need - let's share useful things with each other instead.
From carpet cleaners, to drills, or projectors - Barking Library of Things is a place where you can borrow useful household items you don’t need to use often. You can find us inside Barking Learning Centre.
Join a growing community of people sharing items and skills to save money, repair broken items and cut down on wasteful one-time purchases.
Hello Barking!👋
Why buy when you can borrow?
Can you believe a drill is only used for 3 minutes a year? Instead of cluttering your cupboards with stuff you don’t use often - share useful household items with neighbours instead!
From carpet cleaners, to drills, or projectors - Barking Library of Things is a place where you can borrow useful household items you don’t need to use often. You can find us inside Barking Learning Centre.
Join a growing community of people sharing items and skills to save money, repair broken items and cut down on wasteful one-time purchases.
How borrowing works
1. Join and reserve
Browse the Things online and make a reservation to borrow.
2. Collect in-store
Collect your item from the lockers inside Barking Learning Centre. Use our guides and support if you need a hand at home.
3. Return it
Return your item back to the store, ready for another neighbour to use.
How borrowing works
1. Join and reserve
Browse the Things online and make a reservation to borrow.
2. Collect in-store
Collect your item from the lockers inside Barking Learning Centre. Use our guides and support if you need a hand at home.
3. Return it
Once you're finished, return your item, ready for another neighbour to use.
Ready to start borrowing?
You can now borrow 30+ useful household items for cleaning, DIY, gardening & more.
Ready to start borrowing?
You can now borrow 30+ useful household items for cleaning, DIY, gardening & more.
Where to find us
You can find our lockers inside Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking IG11 7NB.
You can reserve all items online before collecting and returning from the library.
How to reach us
Car Parking
Parking is available nearby, you can find bays at Axe Street Service Road and on Bobby Moore Way - both are free for 30 minutes using the Paybyphone app. Lidl and Asda have free car parking for customers (maximum stay one hour).
Trains
The Barking Learning Centre is a 5 minute walk from Barking Underground Station (District and Hammersmith and City lines).
Bus
Buses 5, 62, 169, 238, 287, 368, 387, EL1, EL2 all stop near Barking centre.
Opening hours
Monday: 9am to 7pm
Tuesday: 9am to 5pm
Wednesday: 9am to 7pm
Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm
We're teaming up to say no to wasteful one-time purchases.
We've joined forces with Barking & Dagenham Council to bring borrowing to the area so everyone can access the items they need to maintain their homes affordably.
Where to find us
You can find our lockers inside Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking IG11 7NB.
You can reserve all items online before collecting and returning from the library.
How to reach us
Car Parking
Parking is available nearby, you can find bays at Axe Street Service Road and on Bobby Moore Way - both are free for 30 minutes using the Paybyphone app. Lidl and Asda have free car parking for customers (maximum stay one hour).
Trains
The Barking Learning Centre is a 5 minute walk from Barking Underground Station (District and Hammersmith and City lines).
Bus
Buses 5, 62, 169, 238, 287, 368, 387, EL1, EL2 all stop near Barking centre.
Opening times
Monday: 9am to 7pm
Tuesday: 9am to 5pm
Wednesday: 9am to 7pm
Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm
We're teaming up to say no to wasteful one-time purchases.
We've joined forces with Barking & Dagenham Council to bring borrowing to the area so everyone can access the items they need to maintain their homes affordably.
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