Borrow, don’t buy
Be part of our Share Skipton community. Save money, reduce waste and help create a sharing economy.
Borrow
Become a member and borrow from our Library of Things! From pressure washers to thermal imaging cameras to sewing machines, you’ll be able to borrow these items and many others from our collection.
Donate
Our Library of Things is mostly stocked with items kindly donated by members of the public and local businesses. Find out what items we’re looking for at the moment or how you could donate things you have.
Volunteer
Share Skipton is run by a team of active volunteers, including librarians and more. Check out our volunteer roles and find out how you could get involved.
Become a Library of Things member
Become a member and start borrowing items from our collection.
Give the gift of sharing this spring
Looking for a unique and meaningful gift? Share Skipton’s Gift Certificates are the perfect way to encourage friends and loved ones to embrace sharing and sustainability. Starting at just £5, these certificates give access to over 350 items, helping reduce waste and save money. For £10, gift a full year’s membership, including £3 borrowing credit. Available online or in person at 48 Newmarket Street, they’re an easy way to inspire others to ‘borrow not buy’.
What is Share Skipton?
Share Skipton is a community-led charity with a vision to create a more sharing, sustainable Skipton.
Our aim is to encourage and enable our communities to share resources, reduce waste, repair and reuse more, and to promote a circular economy.
We’ve created a Library of Things, where locals can borrow items for a fraction of the cost of buying, making it affordable, convenient and kinder to the planet. We are also working on setting up and running Repair Cafés where people can bring broken items to mend rather than replace them. By helping people to share and repair, we can reduce our use of finite resources, CO2 emissions and waste.
Our supporters
We would to thank all those who have provided us with grants, donations and in-kind support, including the following organisations:
This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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