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Repair Café

with Living Green Barrie

2025-04-05 10:00:00 2025-04-05 13:00:00 America/New_York Repair Café Waste less and fix more! Bring your broken household items in need of some love to the Repair Café! Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee fixers or fixes for all items. REGISTRATION IS OPEN Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Saturday, April 05
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-05 10:00:00 2025-04-05 13:00:00 America/New_York Repair Café Waste less and fix more! Bring your broken household items in need of some love to the Repair Café! Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee fixers or fixes for all items. REGISTRATION IS OPEN Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Downtown Branch

Gathering Place

Waste less and fix more! Bring your broken household items in need of some love to the Repair Café! Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee fixers or fixes for all items. REGISTRATION IS OPEN

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Space is limited. We have registered appointment times every hour over the 3-hour event. First come first served for drop-ins will have their name added to a list.


Why buy something new if you can fix what you already have? The Repair Café "fixers' are sharing a variety of skills to help you fix common household items. Refer to the list of items that includes what you can and cannot bring. Participants, please review the House Rules.


House Rules

  • Maximum 1-item for repair. If you bring other items you will only be able to have them fixed if you stand in line and there are open appointments.
  • Appointments are a maximum of 20-minutes.
  • The work carried out in the Repair Café is performed free of charge on a voluntary basis by the repair experts at hand.
  • Visitors carry out the repairs themselves whenever possible, but repair experts on site can help if necessary.
  • The fact that the repairs are being performed by unpaid volunteers reflects the allocation of risks and limitation of liability: neither the organizers of the Repair Café nor the repair experts are liable for any loss that may result from advice or instructions concerning repairs, for the loss of items handed over for repair, for indirect or consequential loss or for any other kind of loss resulting from work performed in the Repair Café. The limitations set forth in these house rules shall not apply to claims declared justified on the basis of liability arising by virtue of applicable consumer protection legislation which cannot be lawfully superseded.
  • We may not have all the tools, supplies and resources to repair your item.
  • New parts or materials required for a repair shall be provided by the visitor.
  • Visitors offering broken items for repair do so at their own risk.  
  • Experts making repairs offer no guarantee for the repairs carried out with their help and are not liable if objects that are repaired in the Repair Café turn out not to work properly at home.  
  • Repair experts are entitled to refuse to repair certain objects.
  • Repair experts are not obliged to reassemble disassembled appliances that cannot be repaired.
  • Visitors to Repair Café are solely responsible for the tidy removal of broken objects that could not be repaired.

Acceptable Items

  • Small household appliances
  • Small wood items
  • Children's toys
  • Clothing
  • Household textiles
  • Bicycles

Unacceptable Items

  • Major alterations to clothes, broken zippers
  • Items that need welding, soldering or grinding/sanding
  • Furniture
  • Electronics & digital component items (subject to review, please Register for consideration)
  • Refrigeration equipment & large kitchen appliances
  • Gas-powered equipment
  • Items containing hazardous waste
  • Items from other countries with different currents
  • Very large/heavy items
  • Items that are leaking
  • Unsanitary items

Firebird Community Cycle will be on site

Special Thank you to BRIX - Barrie Region Innovation Xchange

for tune-ups or minor repairs. 

 for contributing some volunteer fixers.

     

Visit our official Repair Café webpage: https://www.repaircafe.org/en/cafe/repair-cafe-with-living-green-barrie/


This program is offered in partnership with Living Green Barrie.


We are looking for volunteer fixers for upcoming events! Fixers do not need to be professionals. Hobbyists and fixing enthusiasts are welcome!! We're looking for people who can fix electronics, furniture, bikes, simple sewing.. and more. Visit the Library website to apply as a volunteer.

  • The main goal of the Repair Cafe is to facilitate community collaboration and to kindle people's enthusiasm for a sustainable society.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | DIY & Maker |

TAGS: | Repair Cafe |

Downtown Branch

AskUs@barrielibrary.ca
Phone: 705.728.1010

Hours

 

 
Mon, Sep 15 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 16 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 17 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 18 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 19 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 20 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 21 9:30AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Our Downtown Branch is centrally located in the Downtown core at the corner of Worsley and Owen Streets. The building and facilities are fully accessible. Enjoy a beverage or a small snack from our Café located inside the lobby, use our complimentary wifi, experiment with technology and maker tools, or soak up the sun on our Rooftop Reading Garden.

Upcoming events

Thu, Sep 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Sep 18, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Thu, Sep 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
This event is full

Thu, Sep 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Sat, Sep 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Sep 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place

Sat, Sep 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Sep 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Sep 22, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Tue, Sep 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Sep 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Sep 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Creative Spaces

Wed, Sep 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Sep 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Sep 25, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Creative Spaces

Thu, Sep 25, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
This event is full

Thu, Sep 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Fri, Sep 26, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Sep 27, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Sep 27, 10:00am - 11:30am
Gathering Place
This event is full

Sat, Sep 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Creative Spaces

Sat, Sep 27, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Gathering Place

Sat, Sep 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Oro Lions Room

Sat, Sep 27, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Mon, Sep 29, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Sep 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Sep 30, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 01, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Angus Ross Room

Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Wed, Oct 01, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Oct 02, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Oct 02, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Creative Spaces

Thu, Oct 02, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Thursday, September 18 2025 at 4:30pm

Fri, Oct 03, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place

Sat, Oct 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Saturday, September 20 2025 at 3:00pm

Mon, Oct 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Tinker Lab

Mon, Oct 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place

Mon, Oct 06, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Mon, Oct 06, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Oct 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Oct 07, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Gathering Place

Tue, Oct 07, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Tuesday, September 23 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, Oct 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Oct 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Oct 09, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Angus Ross Room
This event is full

Thu, Oct 09, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Creative Spaces

Thu, Oct 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Thursday, September 25 2025 at 4:30pm

Thu, Oct 09, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room

Fri, Oct 10, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place

Sat, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Saturday, September 27 2025 at 3:00pm

Tue, Oct 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Tue, Oct 14, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Tuesday, September 30 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, Oct 15, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Wed, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room

Thu, Oct 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Thu, Oct 16, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Creative Spaces

Thu, Oct 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Thursday, October 2 2025 at 4:30pm

Fri, Oct 17, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab

Fri, Oct 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor

Sat, Oct 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place

Sat, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab

Sat, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Oro Lions Room
Registration opens Saturday, October 4 2025 at 3:00pm