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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

San Mateo Public Library
Date: Saturday, December 07, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: 55 W 3rd Ave, San Mateo
Register here.

Millbrae Library
Date: Saturday, February 08, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: 1 Library Ave, Millbrae
Register here.

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

South San Francisco Library – Repair Advice Session (small scale workshops)
Date: January 9, February 13, March 13 (all Thursdays)
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: 901 Civic Campus Wy, 2nd Fl., Makerspace, South San Francisco
Register here.

Redwood City Public Library – Repair Advice Session (small scale workshops)
Date: January 24, February 28, March 28 (all Fridays)
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City
Register here.

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

FIXIT COACHES PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH:

  • Guidance on tools
  • Encouragement owner to investigate their broken item.
  • Let the participant talk about how they used it and how it broke. That often provides valuable hints as to what’s wrong.
  • See how much you can do without actually handling the item. Empower the item’s owner to do the troubleshooting and disassembly.
  • 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
Redwood City Open Sewing

Tuesdays, 10:30 AM

 Embroidery machine is available
South San Francisco Mending Hour Thursdays, 1-2 PM Embroidery machine is available
San Mateo Afternoon Sewing 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 2-5 PM
Half Moon Bay Open Sewing Tuesdays, 10 AM – 2:30 PM
Foster City Open Sewing Lab Regular basis
Millbrae Open Sewing Fridays, 10-11 AM

VIRTUAL FIXIT CLINIC

Fixit Clinic is experimenting with “virtual” clinics using teleconferencing software. If you want to try fixing something from home and think remote advice and coaching would be helpful answer these questions:

  • Do you have a computer and internet connection that will support video teleconferencing?
  • Can you show and describe the problem in under five minutes?
  • Can you have some rudimentary disassembly tools at the ready?
  • Can you fill out the broken item report afterward?

If yes, register here (select the “Virtual Fixit Clinic”).

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