Columbia NORTHEAST (NE)
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, Columbia Southeast (NE) Repair Cafe will held its first Repair Cafe at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library; it was a big success and they look forward to holding more next year.
What is a Repair Café? A Repair Café is a gathering of neighbors helping neighbors mend and repair household items in the spirit of sustainability and mutual aid. The first Repair Café was organized in Amsterdam in 2009 and was brought to New Paltz, NY, by volunteer organizer John Wackman in 2013. His dedication, enthusiasm, and subsequent book, Repair Revolution: How Fixers are Transforming Our Throwaway Culture, inspired others to launch Repair Cafés in their own communities.
Are you tired of throwing away your favorite items just because they need a little repair? We invite you to bring clothing, knives that need sharpening, lamps, bicycles and jewelry to the Library’s Community Room to be repaired by local volunteer “fixers.” There will also be a group of volunteers at the Café who will be answering computer and technology related questions for those that need help with their devices. This event is free and open to the public.
For any questions or to volunteer, please call the library at 518-325-4101 email director@roejanlibrary.org or outreach@roejanlibrary.org.
SPONSORS
This program is co-sponsored by the Roe Jan Library, Copake Grange, and Ancram, Copake, Hillsdale and Taghkanic Climate Smart Committees.
Location
The ColumbiaSE Repair Cafe is a collaboration between the below organizations. See our calendar or the ‘next’ section below for the location of our next event.
Ancram CSC
Copake CSC
Copake Grange
Hillsdale CSC
Roecliff Jansen Library
Taghkanic CSC
