Repair Café at Freeman Branch Library

Event summary
Visit our free Repair Café to get help fixing broken items and recycle unused electronics in the library meeting room.
Event details

Location: 16616 Diana Ln, Houston, TX 77062

Bring your broken items to our Repair Café, where volunteer repair coaches are on hand to help repair them free of charge. We have tools and commonly needed materials on hand during the event. We cannot guarantee we can fix everything, but we are pretty sure you will have a good time while you are here. Some examples of potential items that can be fixed include:

  • Electrical items: Lamps; hair dryers; plug, switch and power cord repairs; clocks; fans; games and toys.
  • Clothes and Textiles: Replace buttons; patch holes or tears; mend blankets and quilts; and perform minor repairs on dolls or stuffed animals.

If you'd like to volunteer as a fixer on Saturday, March 21st, please register here.
HCPL Repair Café Volunteers Registration Form: CLICK HERE

For those who would like to sign up to have items repaired, please register here.
HCPL Repair Café Participants Registration Form: TBD

Participant Walk-Ins are welcome as well. 

We will also be collecting electronics for recycling at this event. If you have unused handheld devices that you'd like to get rid of, we can recycle them for you! Just bring them along to the event. 

  • Devices we recycle: Cell phones, smartphones, iPods or other MP3 players, iPads or other tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, Handheld gaming devices, GPS, Electronic accessories such as chargers, Bluetooth headsets, etc.

The Repair Café will be in the library meeting room.

  • Time
    Saturday March 21, 2026 — Sunday March 22, 2026