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Evanston Repair Café

A Climate Action Program

2022-12-10 10:00:00 2022-12-10 13:00:00 America/Chicago Evanston Repair Café "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 Branch Library -

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

Add to Calendar 2022-12-10 10:00:00 2022-12-10 13:00:00 America/Chicago Evanston Repair Café "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 Branch Library -

"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 space where people fix things together. Besides the obvious money saving, RC's have multiple benefits, from keeping stuff out of the landfill, to promoting collaboration, skill-sharing and community self-reliance, as well as supporting Evanston's Climate Action and Resilience Plan, just to name a few.

If you are curious about this, we recommend that you head down to your basement, closet or storage area and pick that thing that has been there for ages, but which you could not bring yourself to throw away (remember, there is no "away"!).

Next, SIGN UP TO ONE time slot that matches the type or repair you need. To allow for others to participate, we request that you bring items belonging only to the category you sign up for. The Repair volunteer will try to fix them and/or diagnose and recommend next steps and spare parts.

If you already know what is wrong with your item, bring any necessary spare parts to maximize the chances of getting it repaired!

These are the repair categories available at this Repair event:

  • GENERAL REPAIR of small appliances and common household items (lamps, toasters, fans, blenders...) Includes GLUING of wood, ceramic and plastic of household items: toys, picture frames, crockery..
  • BASIC SEWING/MENDING on clothing and other textiles. Please wash before bringing item.
  • BASIC JEWELRY REPAIR: restringing, replacing clasps, links. Soldering up to silver.
  • BIKE REPAIR: Slipped chains, loose bolts, stuck seats, handlebars... Simple repairs and tune ups only.
  • ELECTRONICS DIAGNOSTIC: Bring your item to learn what's wrong with it, what you need to fix it and the difficulty level of the repair. BRING IT FULLY CHARGED AND/OR WITH ITS POWER CORD!

Co-sponsored with Citizens' Greener Evanston. We are grateful to the Evanston Repair Café volunteers and Wheel & Sprocket, for their expertise, time and support.

WHEN? Every 2nd Saturday of EVEN months (February, April, June, August, October, December)

WHERE? Robert Crown Community Center Lobby

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON THIS PAGE A MONTH PRIOR TO EACH EVENT DATE. 

Questions? Bea at  becheverria@cityofevanston.org

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Environment and Ecology | Community Engagement |

TAGS: | repair cafe | repair | fixit |

Robert Crown Branch Library

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

Hours
We're closed Thursday July 04 due to July 4th Holiday
Mon, Jul 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 04 Closed
(July 4th Holiday)
Fri, Jul 05 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 06 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 07 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

Canceled
Fri, Jul 05, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Canceled
Fri, Jul 05, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library

Sat, Jul 06, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Sat, Jul 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 08, All day
Main Library

Mon, Jul 08, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 08, 10:15am - 10:35am
Main Library - Children's Room

Mon, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 08, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 08, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Jul 08, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Jul 09, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Tue, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Lobby

Tue, Jul 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Tue, Jul 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Tue, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Wed, Jul 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Wed, Jul 10, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jul 10, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jul 11, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jul 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Jul 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 11, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
This event is full

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Elks Park

Thu, Jul 11, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 11, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Thu, Jul 11, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jul 11, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Lovelace Park

Thu, Jul 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Thu, Jul 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Jul 11, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Children's Room

Thu, Jul 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Fri, Jul 12, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jul 12, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Fri, Jul 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Sat, Jul 13, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Robert Crown Lobby - Lobby

Sat, Jul 13, 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
This event is full

Sat, Jul 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Jul 13, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sun, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Conference Room West (308)

Sun, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Mon, Jul 15, All day
Main Library

Mon, Jul 15, 9:15am - 10:30am
TBN - Butterfly, Caterpillar rooms

Mon, Jul 15, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 15, 10:15am - 10:35am
Main Library

Mon, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 15, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Jul 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 16, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Tue, Jul 16, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Wed, Jul 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jul 17, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 17, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Wed, Jul 17, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Wed, Jul 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Jul 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Wed, Jul 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Temperance Beer Co.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 18, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Jul 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Thu, Jul 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 18, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
This event is full

Thu, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Elks Park

Thu, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jul 18, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)

Fri, Jul 19, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jul 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Fri, Jul 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Sat, Jul 20, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library
This event is full

Sat, Jul 20, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Lobby

Sat, Jul 20, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sun, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Sun, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Mon, Jul 22, All day
Main Library

Mon, Jul 22, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 22, 10:15am - 10:35am
Main Library

Mon, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 22, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 22, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 23, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Tue, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Newberry Conference Room

Tue, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Jul 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Jul 24, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jul 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Northlight Theatre Zoom
Registration is now closed

Wed, Jul 24, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jul 25, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Jul 25, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 25, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
This event is full

Thu, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Elks Park

Thu, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Thu, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom - Register to receive an email with a Zoom link and instructions on how to get into this class.

Thu, Jul 25, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jul 25, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Leah Lomar Park

Thu, Jul 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Thu, Jul 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jul 26, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Jul 26, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Reading Garden

Fri, Jul 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Sat, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)

Sun, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Art Garden

Sun, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room,Reading Garden

Sun, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 29, All day
Main Library

Mon, Jul 29, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Jul 29, 10:15am - 10:35am
Main Library

Mon, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library

Mon, Jul 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Jul 29, 11:00am - 11:40am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Mon, Jul 29, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Fleetwood-Jourdain Park

Mon, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Mon, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 30, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Tue, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Jul 30, 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Wed, Jul 31, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Mason Park

Wed, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)

Wed, Jul 31, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - The Loft

Thu, Aug 01, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Main Library

Thu, Aug 01, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Aug 01, 1:30pm - 2:10pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
This event is full

Thu, Aug 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Aug 01, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Fri, Aug 02, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Aug 03, 10:00am - 10:45am
Lee Street Beach (Lake Shore Blvd.)

Sat, Aug 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room (104)
Registration opens Monday, July 15 2024 at 9:00am

Sun, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)