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Kingborough Repair Cafe – August at Kingston Library

4 August at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Book in for our next Kingborough Repair Cafe! Get help with fixing, repairs and mending, and contribute to saving items from landfill.

The Kingborough Repair Cafe on again in August.

Staffed by generous community volunteers, you can get support to learn new skills or fix small items.

Repairers are available for:

  • Small fabric repairs and mending, e.g. hand sewing/hemming, patches, visible mending, loose or missing buttons, soft toy repair. Small machine sewing repairs. Please note this is not an alteration service.
  • Woodwork repairs: picture frames, small furniture items, e.g. chairs, sidetables.
  • Jewellery repairs, small items, fixing clasps, replacing earring loops etc
  • Plant saving tips and techniques
  • **NEW Basket repairs

Please bring:

  • One item for repair, you will work alongside your repairer.
  • Curiosity and the willingness to observe and learn new skills.
  • Any useful items to assist your repair.

Tea and coffee provided.

IMPORTANT – HOW TO GET THERE
The Repair Cafe is being held in our C Block building, in the Learning Centre, 8 Hutchins Street. Parking available off Church Street. This is ACROSS the road from our main Library building.

We look forward to welcoming you. The Cafe will run from 2 – 4pm.

If you are unsure if your item is suitable for repair you can contact us via kingston.library@libraries.tas.gov.au or phoning 6165 6210.

Please note we do not repair battery or electrical items including phones and PCs.

To ensure a successful event please don’t come if you’re unwell

Accessibility:

Please contact us if you have any accessibility requirements.

kingston.library@libraries.tas.gov.au or phone 6165 6208.

Libraries Tasmania continues implementing Public Health guidelines to ensure our spaces remain as safe as possible for our clients and staff. Wearing a mask indoors is not mandatory but you may wish to do so, especially where physical distancing is not possible.

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Venue

Kingston Library Learning Centre (across the road from main building)
8 Hutchins Street, Kingston, TAS 7050
Kingston, 7050 AU
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