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Saturday Repair Cafe 12/14

A Climate Action Program

2024-12-14 10:00:00 2024-12-14 13:00:00 America/Chicago Saturday Repair Cafe 12/14 "Never take broken for an answer" Following the Ifixit motto, the Repair Café Volunteers will do their best to bring your beloved items back to life... with your help!   Robert Crown Community Center - Lobby

Saturday, December 14
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-14 10:00:00 2024-12-14 13:00:00 America/Chicago Saturday Repair Cafe 12/14 "Never take broken for an answer" Following the Ifixit motto, the Repair Café Volunteers will do their best to bring your beloved items back to life... with your help!   Robert Crown Community Center - Lobby

"Never take broken for an answer" Following the Ifixit motto, the Repair Café Volunteers will do their best to bring your beloved items back to life... with your help!  

So, what is this all about? 

Repair Café's are free meeting spaces where people fix things together. Besides the obvious money saving, RC's help keep stuff out of the landfill, promote connection and collaboration, skill-sharing and community self-reliance.

So give it a try! Find that broken item you never brought yourself to throw away (remember, there is no "away"!) and sign up for a slot that matches the type or repair you need. Once at the Repair Café, you will work together with our volunteers to repair your items.

These are our repair categories.  Please sign up for ONE SINGLE SLOT per event. Additional slots will be deleted. 

  • Small Appliances: Make sure you add make and model when you sign up, as well as a description of what is not working. 
  • Electronics: Bring items fully charged and/or with ALL their power cords. (Printers: bring the cable that connects it to your computer!) Sorry, no TV sets or VCRs!
  • Sewing: We focus on teaching you how to repair, so we do not provide alteration or tailoring services. Zippers: We don't replace them but we can try to repair sliders.
  • Jewelry: Restringing, fixing clasps or chains, gluing, basic cleaning and polishing We do not solder. Watch bands are not our specialty but we can try:)

At some of our events, you will find additional repair categories. Check the actual sign-up to see what is available.

  • Bikes: We handle basic repairs such as slipped chains, loose bolts, stuck seats, handlebars...
  • Paper and Book Conservation: We will be able to provide you with guidelines and advice on care and maintenance for your books, paper art and photographs, as well as direct you to local conservation and heritage professionals.
  • Knife Sharpening: Bring a knife or a pair of scissors to have them sharpened and to learn more about blade sharpening.
  • Sock darning and Basic Visible Mending: Bring your item and ideally, the matching thread you want to use to learn how to darn your socks or mend your garment. 
    Your items must be clean, particularly clothing, vacuum cleaner hoses, filters, air purifiers, toasters, blenders... 
  • Item Assembly/Small Furniture Repair: "Some assembly required" but you've lost the instructions? Bring it so we can work on it together. Small Furniture - Fixing, gluing,  tightening screws...
  • Phone Help (No Hardware Repair): How do Google Photos and ICloud work? How do you sync your Google Photos to your computer? How do you enable accessibility functions?
  • Music Instruments: Musical guidance, instrumental consultations and suggestions. Care and repair referral suggestions for most instruments, and music theory discussion and questions.

Spare parts: Bring them if you know them!

Co-sponsored with Climate Action Evanston. We are grateful to the Evanston Repair Café volunteers for their expertise, time, and support.

Questions? Email at evanstonrepaircafe@gmail.com 
 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Environment and Ecology | Community Engagement |

TAGS: | repair cafe |

Robert Crown Branch Library

Phone: (847) 448-8101
Branch manager
Yolande Wilburn, Executive Director

Hours
Mon, Dec 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 13 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 14 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 15 12:00PM to 6:00PM

About the branch

 

The City of Evanston is committed to promoting a Citywide culture of accessibility and inclusivity. To request an accommodation for a program, service, or activity, please call 847-866-2919 to make an ADA service request or fill out a request form online.

Upcoming events

Fri, Dec 13, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Robert Crown Community Center - Lobby

Sat, Dec 14, 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
This event is full

Sat, Dec 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Dec 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Mon, Dec 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Cancelled
Tue, Dec 17, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Dec 17, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Small Meeting Room (108)

Tue, Dec 17, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Tue, Dec 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Dec 17, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Dec 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Rescheduled
Wed, Dec 18, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
New date Wednesday, December 11, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library

Wed, Dec 18, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Wed, Dec 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Dec 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Wed, Dec 18, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Wed, Dec 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
New venue Double Clutch Brewing Company
This event is full

Thu, Dec 19, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Dec 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Dec 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)

Fri, Dec 20, All day
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Cancelled
Fri, Dec 20, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 21, All day
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Sat, Dec 21, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 21, 11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library

Sat, Dec 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Sun, Dec 22, All day
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Mon, Dec 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Dec 26, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Dec 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Dec 26, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Thu, Dec 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library

Fri, Dec 27, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Mon, Dec 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 30, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - The Loft

Thu, Jan 02, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Jan 02, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Fri, Jan 03, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Center Parking Lot

Mon, Jan 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jan 06, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Cancelled
Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library

Tue, Jan 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Wed, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Thu, Jan 09, 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Thu, Jan 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Cancelled
Fri, Jan 10, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library

Sun, Jan 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Art Garden