In response to strong community demand and participation, the City of Glendale’s Office of Sustainability and Glendale Library, Arts, & Culture have announced the return of the popular Clothing Swaps and Repair Cafés to Glendale libraries.
Clothing Swaps provide an excellent opportunity for community members to donate items. These items are then collected, sorted, and displayed for participants to take freely. Repair Cafés offer a space where skilled volunteers fix, tinker with, and repair items ranging from clothing with holes to dull knives and broken lamps, all at no cost.
In their first year, the Clothing Swaps and Repair Cafés diverted over 1,000 pounds of textiles and clothes from landfills, repaired over 250 items, and saw participation from over 500 community members and volunteers.
The schedule for the upcoming Clothing Swaps and Repair Cafés is as follows:
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
| Clothing Swap | Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Pacific Park Library |
| Repair Cafe | Saturday, June 8, 2024 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM | Pacific Park Library |
| Clothing Swap | Saturday, September 7, 2024 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Casa Verdugo Library |
| Repair Cafe | Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM | Casa Verdugo Library |
| Clothing Swap | Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Montrose Library |
| Repair Cafe | Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM | Montrose Library |
| Clothing Swap | Saturday, March 1, 2025 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Brand Library |
| Repair Cafe | Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM | Brand Library |
Information on the next Clothing Swap is available at GlendaleCA.gov/ClothingSwap. Information on the next Repair Café and how to sign up as a volunteer can be found at GlendaleCA.gov/RepairCafe.
The next Clothing Swap will take place on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and the next Repair Café will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
