The Sydney Library of Things

23/10/2026

Sustainable practices at our The Lane Cove Toy Library

At The Lane Cove Toy Library we are passionate about great educational toys, puzzles and games for your children. We also have family games in our quest to bring back the family games night.

We are also passionate about sustainability. One of our volunteers was in the beautiful Adelong near Tumut when they went into the community craft store and saw reusable bags being made from Large Rice bags and dog food bags. We don’t like single use plastic so our volunteer grabbed it and now the bag is used when our members come and borrow toys. The bag keeps being reused and reused.

21/10/2026

Happy volunteers make a happy library! 😊

Meet Madeleine and Idan, all smiles at the end of their shift at The Sydney Library of Things’ Lane Cove branch.

If you’d like to give back to your community and you care about sustainability, come and volunteer with us! We have branches at Waverton, Lane Cove and the Northern Beaches (Cromer).

🔧 Repair hubs
We run two community repair hubs: the Fix It Hub at Waverton and The Fixery on the Northern Beaches. We can also bring a repair hub to your workplace. If your organisation believes in sustainability, get in touch at [email protected]

🛠️ Workshops
We run workshops at the Coal Loader showing you how to use the items you can borrow. Keep an eye on the North Sydney Council website for dates.

🧸 But wait, there’s more…
We also run the Lane Cove Toy Library, with over 2,000 toys, games and puzzles to borrow, for ages 0 to adult! The Lane Cove Toy Library

As we always say: Why buy when you can borrow? ♻️

16/10/2026

It's International Repair Day - a day to celebrate the power of repair to bring our communities together, reduce our impact on the planet and teach new skills.

Celebrate by booking something in to be fixed for free at one of our November repair hubs:
- The Fixery, Cromer on 7 November
- Fix-it Hub, Waverton on 14 November

See our website for more info & how to book:
https://thesydneylibraryofthings.org.au/repair-hubs/

11/10/2026

Today we are at The Lane Cove Rotary Fair and Sustainability Lane. Our wonderful volunteers are telling everyone about us and the most popular items.

08/10/2026

The Sydney Library of Things also operates and we are so pleased we have young people like Sailor who comes in and helps.

05/10/2026

Mobile phones, landline phones, chargers, and mobile accessories should never be put in your household recycling bin. They can be recycled, but only through specialised recycling programs.

Find out how & where you can recycle phones & accessories:
https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/material/home/mobile-phones

28/09/2026

Love borrowing? Love helping people? Come join our Front Desk team!

The Sydney Library of Things is looking for friendly, community-minded volunteers to join our Waverton Front Desk team at The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability.

Front Desk volunteers are the welcoming face of the Library - helping members borrow and return items, answering questions, checking equipment and keeping things running smoothly. You don’t need to know everything about our 300-ish items that people can borrow - we’ll show you the ropes!

The commitment is 8–10 Front Desk shifts a year, with shifts on Saturday mornings from 8.30am-12pm. It’s a great way to meet people, learn new skills and be part of a friendly team that’s helping people borrow rather than buy.

Interested? Come along to our short info session on 21 November to find out more about the role, what’s involved and whether it’s for you.

More information & register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/waverton-front-desk-information-session

We’d love to see you!

26/09/2026

Around 97% of the materials used in car batteries can be recycled and used again to make new products.

Find out how & where to recycle them at:
https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/material/home/lead-acid-batteries

25/09/2026

Need something fixed FOR FREE?

Bookings are open for the next Fix-it Hub at Waverton - Sat, 10 Oct, 10:30am - 1pm.

More info & book at: https://events.humanitix.com/fix-it-hub-october-2026

22/09/2026

Not Sure Where It Goes? Bring It to Lane Cove!

We all know the recycling basics: bottles, cans, cardboard and paper go in the yellow bin. Easy enough.

But what about blister packs, beauty product packaging, toothpaste tubes and soft plastics? At our Lane Cove branch, we’re making it a little easier.

Check this post to see what you can recycle at our Lane Cove branch:
https://thesydneylibraryofthings.org.au/2026/09/21/%e2%99%bb%ef%b8%8f-not-sure-where-it-goes-bring-it-to-lane-cove/