Showcasing a community repair event.from @lapubliclibrary

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We are offering, as you can see, a repair cafe. Hi. My name is Rachel Vindman. I'm the senior librarian here at the Palms Rancho Park Library. We are offering simple clothes mending and repair, no alterations, jewelry repair, small appliance repair, and knife sharpening, servicing your bike with better wave volunteers who teach people how to repair their own bikes, and the really, really free market swap that we have going on for the first time. And we have partnered with LA Better and LA Streets and Sanitation and CD five for this event. And our friends of the library are providing the financial support to cover all worst of supplies. I had heard a lot about the right to repair movement and was looking, to see if we had any skill set in our community. And, about a year ago, I ran into one of our, current volunteers, and she helped give the impetus and the support for us to try and make that happen here at Palms Rancho. And we're supporting the United Nations' sustainable development goals. We are helping our communities realize that they can repair and reuse the goods that they already have, And this way, they can cut down on waste and we promote sustainable practice at a local level. Plus, you save a lot of money at the same time. We are always looking for ways to bring communities in and connect with each other. These types of events support our mission statement, which is to enrich, educate, and empower, the residents of Los Angeles. We hope to see you at our next repair cafe at the Palms Rancho Park Library.