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Repair Café

Toss it, no way!

Do you have a broken item at home that needs a repair? Bring it to the Repair Café and learn how to repair it alongside our Fixers! We cannot guarantee fixers for all items.

What's a Repair Café?

At the Repair Café, one of our handy volunteers will help you fix your broken item. The main goal of the Repair Café is to facilitate community collaboration and to kindle people's enthusiasm for a sustainable society. Learn a new skill, save money, and help the environment. Don’t replace it, repair it! 

Visit our official BPL RepairCafé.org webpage.

Registration: CLOSED

The Repair Café runs from 10am-1pm. Register for one of the two available registration windows: 10-11:30 or 11:30-1. 

• Click on the register button above to register for the first window, 10:00-11:30. 
• If you prefer to register for the second window (11:30-1) click here.

Good to know:

• A volunteer fixer will help you fix your item sometime during the registration window. While you wait, watch other repairs and learn something new, chat with community members who are interested in fixing and sustainability, watch a demo, or browse our book table and find your next read. 
• Fixers are volunteers. Repairs are not guaranteed, but Fixers do their best. If you know your repair requires parts, please bring those parts. Fixers have all the basic tools.
• What can be fixed? This depends on the skill set of our volunteers. Our current volunteer Fixers are great with electrical (lamps, wiring, etc.) We do not fix electronics (cell phones, laptops, etc.). Tell us a bit about your item when you register, we will follow up with you if we need more information or to suggest any parts you might need to bring.
• This is a learning opportunity for all involved. This is not a drop-off event. We encourage visitors to sit with the Fixer, learn about what they're doing, and lend a hand. It's about figuring it out, together.

This program is offered in partnership with Living Green Barrie, Firebird Community Cycle and BRIX Makerspace.

Firebird Community Cycle will be on site	Special thank you to BRIX - Barrie Region Innovation Xchange & Living Green Barrie
for tune-ups or minor repairs.	for contributing volunteer fixers.

We are looking for volunteer fixers! 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.

• Want to get involved?  Email askus@barrielibrary.ca for more information.

If you are unable to attend, we ask that you cancel your registration or email askus@barrielibrary.ca 

Questions? Please call 705-728-1010 or email askus@barrielibrary.ca

We want to improve, to serve you better. Please take a moment to complete our Program Evaluation Form. 

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