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When I moved to Iceland in 2017, I couldn't put up a shelf. I needed a drill. I couldn't afford to buy one. The secondhand market here didn't really exist yet, and I didn't know about it anyway. So I looked into renting one, and that was too expensive too. I stood there with a shelf I couldn't hang, thinking, this is absurd. Then it wasn't just the drill. It was the projector I wanted for a movie night with friends, 90,000 króna to buy something I'd use twice a year. It was a

Tool Libraries and have existed for over 70 years, providing reliable access to tools and machinery for local communities. In fact, the first Tool Library (TL) started in the fall of 1943 as a project of the Boys’ Work Committee of the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club (1). A lot has changed since then. In most places, tools are easy to obtain as manufacturing has massively increased. After the turn of the century, Libraries of Things have gained popularity. In 2018 Circular Library

Recently, we held our first CLN introduction webinar and would like to thank everyone for participating. Our attendees included community...

For three weeks in March 2025, we participated in Batch 8 of the Circular Valley Accelerator , where we showcased the Circular Library...

We are thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open on our website ! Explore our two options, the Valdís System and the IL System...