Ames Iowa Repair Café

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NEW! We just finished installing a new bike pump at KHOI FM Watchout for more updates to learn repairs, we will start wi...
05/29/2026

NEW!
We just finished installing a new bike pump at KHOI FM

Watchout for more updates to learn repairs, we will start with basics like changing bike tubes. So next time you've a flat near downtown you can change your bike tubes and inflate them!

Support for this project was provided by the City of Ames climate action grant () and KHOI volunteers.

Special thanks to the KHOI team (Mark, Ed, Robert and Lynne) for their work.

Our 2nd tool swap is coming up this Saturday, May 2nd If you have any tools that you want to give away or swap, stop by...
04/29/2026

Our 2nd tool swap is coming up this Saturday, May 2nd

If you have any tools that you want to give away or swap, stop by at KHOI between 10am-1pm.
You can also drop off tools at KHOI between now until May 2nd.

Another busy and successful Earth Day repair cafe on April 18th. This is our 4th year of celebrating Earth day with repa...
04/29/2026

Another busy and successful Earth Day repair cafe on April 18th.
This is our 4th year of celebrating Earth day with repairs. Thanks to all of our volunteers and partners for this event.
We had 94 people stop by with items for repairs. We hope to continue to do this with your help and support.

This is also our first Earth day teaching some basic repairs.

We are always looking for more volunteers, so reach out to us if you want to volunteer to repair, teach or volunteer for support roles.

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New - We now have our own set of tools, organized and labeled for repair cafe events. This should enable us to teach ho...
04/17/2026

New - We now have our own set of tools, organized and labeled for repair cafe events. This should enable us to teach how to fix items while people still have the option to get their items repaired.

Teaching for self-reliance is one of our goals and we're finally doing it in our 4th year.

Come join us if you want to get your item fixed or want to learn to fix it yourself.
Special thanks to & for their help. And shout-out to for their discounts that helped us procure these.

It's been a while since we've posted updates. We're back again for our Earth Day RC on April 18th So bring your items a...
04/09/2026

It's been a while since we've posted updates.
We're back again for our Earth Day RC on April 18th
So bring your items and get them repaired. You can also choose to learn to repair with the help of our volunteers.

Oh and don't forget the annual seed swap!

Hello Ames & Central Iowa. We have our first repair event coming up on January 17th at New- We will have a dedicated re...
01/15/2026

Hello Ames & Central Iowa. We have our first repair event coming up on January 17th at
New- We will have a dedicated repair station for 1. Clothing and mending 2. Home and kitchen appliances where you can try to fix your own broken item with help from our volunteers.
Our volunteers will also help with repairs if you don't want to fix it yourself.

We're open from 10am-2pm at Ames public library.
Special thanks to our volunteers and partner organizations for their support.

Updated flyer for September 13th, 2025 ARC. We're excited to have new and old partners join us again to help fix and tea...
09/12/2025

Updated flyer for September 13th, 2025 ARC.
We're excited to have new and old partners join us again to help fix and teach repairs.

Our Fall Repair Cafe is happening on September 13th ! Our regular repair cafe will happen inside the Auditorium, so br...
08/31/2025

Our Fall Repair Cafe is happening on September 13th !
Our regular repair cafe will happen inside the Auditorium, so bring your broken items.

We're also very excited to offer small group learning, so come join us and bring the items you want to learn how to fix.

Our learning sessions are from

10am-11am - clothing and mending - In the teen working space
11:30am-12:30pm - Small home and kitchen appliances - Teen work space
1pm-2pm - bike maintenance - outside by the bike parking rack.

Have extra tools?Want to give them away or swap for other tools? Come check out Ames' tool swap happening on August 23rd...
08/07/2025

Have extra tools?
Want to give them away or swap for other tools?
Come check out Ames' tool swap happening on August 23rd at KHOI FM

Checkout the bookclub connected to gardening.https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/DeepRootsBookGroupIt meets from 7pm-8:30p...
05/21/2025

Checkout the bookclub connected to gardening.
https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/DeepRootsBookGroup

It meets from 7pm-8:30pm at the Ames public library rotary room in May, June and July.

May 27th – The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
June 24th – The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
July 22nd – Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille Dungy

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