A community hub that provides access to tools, reduces unnecessary consumption and empowers people to build, share & create in a sustainable way.
Demo: https://alot.space/
If you want to try it out locally, clone down the repo and run the following in the root directory:
touch .env && echo "JWT_SECRET=yourRandomSecretHere" >> .env
yarn && yarn knex migrate:latest && yarn knex seed:run
yarn dev- James Built @james-built
- Aimee Coxhead @aimee-coxhead
- Tom Hall @tommy-hall
- George Hardy @georgehardy
- Alisa Herrera-Hayman @alisamhh
The Auckland Library of Tools will provide members with access to high quality and well maintained tools and equipment. The hub will consist of a well stocked “library”, a storage and repair space, and, ideally, an attached or associated makerspace where members can attend workshops, learn, collaborate, meet, and share resources and ideas. Tools will be at the heart of the library, however we use the term in the broadest sense possible. We plan to consult with the community, and to provide resources that appeal to and service a broad cross-section of people. Hammers and drills will sit alongside sewing machines and cooking equipment. Need to switch out the wheels on your skateboard? Use our socket wrench. Want to mow that berm but don’t want to buy a lawn mower? Come, borrow ours! Or better yet, take the shovel and wheelbarrow and plant it up!
In addition, opportunities and space for workshops will be provided; community projects and involvement will be encouraged. Whether you want to drill a hole, or learn how to use an automated CNC router to make your own furniture, ALoT will be the place to come. ALoT will not be “just a room full of tools”, but rather, a valued communal resource, a bustling hub, and a generative space centered on participation, community engagement, and sustainable productivity.