Four California Fixit Clinics November 5th!

It's not uncommon for us to have two Fixit Clinics scheduled for the same day, usually in different states, but to our knowledge this is the first time we've had not two or three but FOUR Fixit Clinics scheduled for the same day, all in California. and nicely distributed throughout the state: Dublin and Newark in Northern California, Salinas in Central California, and Huntington Beach in Southern California:

Dublin: Our inaugural Fixit Clinic in Dublin, hosted by Branch Manager Lee Jouthas at the Dublin Library: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=ACL&curHelp=&curMonth=11&curYear=2016&SelectedDate=11/5/2016#11/5/2016
(The event's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/155439678241653/ and on Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/events/c18bhbqhh5rjvtc2knf6q1dcpm4 )

Newark: Librarian Barbara Telford-Ishida and her crew will be holding yet another monthly event as follow ons to her September and October events; http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=ACL&curKey1=Newark%20Branch&curMonth=10&curYear=2016&curHelp=&curMonth=11&curYear=2016&SelectedDate=11/5/2016#11/5/2016
(The event's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/630019443842516/ and on Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/events/ck4ia5h43cj8rc3hojah3f5fvek)

Salinas: Mandy Brooks and Guillermina Gutierrez at Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority are holding their inaugural Fixit Clinic at the Salinas Recreation Center:
(The event's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1068995269815656/ and on Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/events/c4cmi5gleja2vifmdfnsectem3c)

Huntington Beach: Debbie Killey and her Fixit Coach crew are back again at the Huntington Beach Library.
(The event's on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1699076833746002/ and on Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/events/ctaro831h4hfsc2l0rhvue43ul0 )

So Nov 5th is going to be one busy Saturday for Fixit Clinics! Hope you can make it to one of these grand events.

Fixit Clinic CLXXX (180) Albany Community Center

Wow, we've reached 180 Fixit Clinics! Saturday's event was held at one of our favorite locations, the City of Albany, California's Library and Community Center. There was a clothing swap going on in conjunction with the Fixit Clinic so a lot of clothes found new life through both repair and new owners.

Among the highlights:

They brought the same scale in different colors, both were fixed.

Tess was determined to get her iron working again, and she did!

Holly pulls out all the stops to repair this sewing machine:

More photos from Fixit Clinic CLXXX (180) at the Albany Community Center can be found on Google photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/CwbcFaeb3WiUWwJ1A

Many thanks to Pam for organizing the clothing swap, to Ryann, Sarah, CC, and the others from Swap-O-Rama-Rama for providing their sewing acumen, to the City of Albany for hosting us, and to www.stopwaste.org for sponsoring us.

Fixit Clinic CLXXVIII (178) Newark Library

Just down Interstate I-880 on the east shore of San Francisco Bay is the community of Newark, California and their gem of a library. Yesterday's Fixit Clinic there was also a gem: it was held in the main atrium of the library and staffed by an enthusiastic and talented ensemble cast assembled by Librarian Barbara Telford-Ishida. The Newark Library already has an active sewing program so adding a large fabric and textile component to the Fixit Clinic was seamless.

Among the highlights:

Lots of people repairing fabric items:

Their tablet was not working, we determined it was a charging issue and gave them some tips for addressing it:

And, of course, the always not-so-usual parade of common household items. This lamp had a very clever touch switch that stopped working: the owner replaced it with a conventional switch.

More photos from Fixit Clinic CLXXVIII (178) at the Newark Library can be found here: https://goo.gl/photos/B8NX5G7UZcJJj16HA

Another great Saturday, another great Fixit Clinic! Many thanks to Barbara at the Newark Library for organizing it, and to StopWaste.org for sponsoring our participation.