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Fixit Clinic

Fixit Clinics are fun community-based workshops where neighbors, friends, and families work collectively to learn how to repair broken items. We’ll provide a workspace, specialty tools, and volunteer Fixit Coaches to help you troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance to your household items and appliances!

IN-PERSON FIXIT CLINIC

Foster City Library
Date: Saturday, May 03
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: 1000 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City
Register here.

John Daly Library
Date: Saturday, June 07
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: 134 Hillside Blvd,. Daly City
Register here.

Repair Advice Session

Repair advice sessions are small-scale workshops where repair-inclined neighbors come together in the Makerspace to informally troubleshoot, disassemble, and diagnose broken items. These collaborative sessions provide a hands-on opportunity to learn and share repair skills in a supportive environment. Each session typically lasts between one to two hours.

Redwood City Public Library
Date: April 25, May 23, June 27 (Every 4th Friday)
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
Register here.

South San Francisco Library 
Date: April 10, May 08, June 12 (Every 2nd Thursday)
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: 901 Civic Campus Wy, 2nd Fl., Makerspace, South San Francisco
Register here.

INTERESTED IN BEING A VOLUNTEER FIXIT COACH? IT’S EASY!

FIXIT COACHES PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH:

  • Guidance on tools
  • Encouragement the owner to investigate their broken item
  • Let the participant explain how it was used and how it broke, as this often provides valuable hints as to what’s wrong
  • See how much you can do without actually handling the item. Empower the owner to  troubleshoot and disassemble
  • Register to be a coach here.

FABRIC AND TEXTILE REPAIR

Join your neighbors in sewing, and gain and share skills while mending and socializing. Many libraries have sewing machines and offer regular programs in mending, fabric, and textile repair. They might also be able to help with keeping your own sewing machine in working order.

Note that library programs are open to everyone; you don’t have to be a resident of that city to participate. Attend any or all.

For more information on the event, please click on the event link. 

Library Event Name & Link Day/Time Additional Information
Burlingame Drop-in Sewing Mondays, 11 AM – 1 PM
Tuesdays, 2 – 4 PM
Foster City Open Sewing Lab Regular basis
Half Moon Bay Open Sewing Tuesdays, 10 AM – 2:30 PM
Millbrae Open Sewing Fridays, 10 – 11 AM
Redwood City Open Sewing

Tuesdays, 10:30 AM

 Embroidery machine is available
San Mateo Afternoon Sewing 2nd and 4th Thursdays,   2 – 5 PM
South San Francisco Mending Hour Thursdays, 1 – 2 PM Embroidery machine is available

Contact Shova Ale Magar salemagar@smcgov.org for questions. See our video about the Fixit Clinic and see how amazing they are!