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SUMMARY:Repair Café
LOCATION:Downtown Branch\nDowntown Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Waste less and fix more! Bring your broken household items in 
 need of some love to the Repair Café! Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee f
 ixers for all items. LIMITED DROP-IN spaces available day of..\nhttps://ba
 rrielibrary.libnet.info/event/9970333
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><span style="color: #e1523d\;">Reg
 ister - If you would like to register for the cafe\, click the register bu
 tton. </span></strong></p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #e1523d\;">Drop
 -In - There is also limited space for minor bike\, sewing\, and general re
 pairs which will be accepted on a first-come\, first served basis.</span><
 /strong><strong><span style="color: #e1523d\;"></span></strong><strong><sp
 an style="color: #e1523d\;"></span></strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span 
 style="color: #e1523d\;"><em><span style="color: #000000\;">Based on curre
 nt registrations\, our Fixers have more availability for sewing and bike d
 rop-ins\, but these may fill up during the day.</span></em></span></strong
 ></li>\n</ul>\n<hr />\n<p>Why buy something new if you can fix what you al
 ready have? The Repair Caf&eacute\; "fixers' are sharing a variety of skil
 ls 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 
 <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/LGBarrie/events/repair-c
 afe-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Rules</a>.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><s
 trong>House Rules</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum 1-item for repair. If yo
 u bring other items you will only be able to have them fixed if you stand 
 in line and there are open appointments.</li>\n<li>Appointments are a maxi
 mum of 20-minutes.</li>\n<li>The work carried out in the Repair Caf&eacute
 \; is performed free of charge on a voluntary basis by the repair experts 
 at hand.</li>\n<li>Visitors carry out the repairs themselves whenever poss
 ible\, but repair experts on site can help if necessary.</li>\n<li>The fac
 t that the repairs are being performed by unpaid volunteers reflects the a
 llocation of risks and limitation of liability: neither the organizers of 
 the Repair Caf&eacute\; nor the repair experts are liable for any loss tha
 t may result from advice or instructions concerning repairs\, for the loss
  of items handed over for repair\, for indirect or consequential loss or f
 or any other kind of loss resulting from work performed in the Repair Caf&
 eacute\;. The limitations set forth in these house rules shall not apply t
 o claims declared justified on the basis of liability arising by virtue of
  applicable consumer protection legislation which cannot be lawfully super
 seded.&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>We may not have all the tools\, supplies and resou
 rces to repair your item.</li>\n<li>Visitors offering broken items for rep
 air do so at their own risk.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Experts making repair
 s offer no guarantee for the repairs carried out with their help and are n
 ot liable if objects that are repaired in the Repair Caf&eacute\; turn out
  not to work properly at home.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Repair experts are 
 entitled to refuse to repair certain objects.</li>\n<li>Repair experts are
  not obliged to reassemble disassembled appliances that cannot be repaired
 .</li>\n<li>Visitors to Repair Caf&eacute\; are solely responsible for the
  tidy removal of broken objects that could not be repaired.</li>\n</ul>\n<
 hr />\n<p><strong>Acceptable Items</strong></p>\n<p>Small household applia
 nces\, small wood items\, children's toys\, clothing\, household textiles<
 /p>\n<p><strong>Unacceptable Items</strong></p>\n<p>Items that need weldin
 g\, furniture\, electronics\, digital (<em>subject to review\, please Regi
 ster for consideration</em>)\, refrigeration equipment\, gas-powered equip
 ment\, items from other countries with different currents\, very large/hea
 vy items.</p>\n<hr />\n<table style="width: 100%\; border-collapse: collap
 se\;">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 50%\;"><img src="https://static.l
 ibnet.info/frontend-images/editor/barrielibrary/Firebirdlogo.png" width="3
 00" height="130" alt="" /></td>\n<td style="width: 50%\;"><img src="https:
 //static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/barrielibrary/Brix-Full-Blue_8
 x.png" width="150" height="150" alt="" /></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="wi
 dth: 50%\;">\n<p><a href="https://firebirdcycle.ca/" target="_blank" rel="
 noopener">Firebird Community Cycle</a>&nbsp\;will be on site</p>\n</td>\n<
 td style="width: 50%\; text-align: left\;">Special Thank you to&nbsp\;BRIX
  - Barrie Region Innovation Xchange</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 5
 0%\;">\n<p>for tune-ups or minor repairs.&nbsp\;</p>\n</td>\n<td style="wi
 dth: 50%\; text-align: left\;">&nbsp\;for contributing some volunteer fixe
 rs.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;
 ">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p style="text-align: l
 eft\;"><img src="https://barrielibrary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/
 barrielibrary/Living-Green-Barrie.png" alt="" style="float: left\; margin:
  0px 20px 20px 0px\;" width="310" height="136" />This program is offered i
 n partnership with <a href="https://www.livinggreenbarrie.com/" target="_b
 lank" rel="noopener">Living Green Barrie.</a></p>\n<hr />\n<p></p>\n<p><st
 rong>We are <a href="https://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/volunteering" 
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking for volunteer fixers</a> for upcomi
 ng events!</strong> Fixers&nbsp\;do not need to be professionals. Hobbyist
 s and fixing enthusiasts are welcome!! We're looking for people who can fi
 x electronics\, furniture\, bikes\, simple sewing.. and more. Visit the <a
  href="https://www.barrielibrary.ca/about-bpl/volunteering" target="_blank
 " rel="noopener">Library website</a> to apply as a volunteer.</p>\n<ul>\n<
 li><em>The main goal of the Repair Cafe is to facilitate community collabo
 ration and to kindle people's enthusiasm for a sustainable society.</em></
 li>\n</ul>\n<hr />\n<p>The health and safety of our participants and staff
  is our top priority\, please review our&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.barrie
 library.ca/about-bpl/stay-safe-guidelines">Stay Safe Guidelines</a>.</p>\n
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