FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2024
Office of Sustainability Contact: Nora Karakashian
Email: NKarakashian@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone: (818) 548-3320
Library, Arts & Culture Media Contact: Maryl Fleisher
Email: MFleisher@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone: (818) 937-7806
City Media Contact: Stephanie Mkhlian
Email: SMkhlian@GlendaleCA.gov
Phone (818) 550-4424
Glendale’s Clothing Swaps and Repair Cafes Are Back for the Next Year!
GLENDALE, CA – After much community demand and participation, the City of Glendale’s Office of Sustainability and Glendale Library, Arts, & Culture are happy to announce that the Clothing Swaps and Repair Cafés will be coming to a Glendale Library near you!
Clothing Swaps are a great opportunity for community members to donate items, which are collected, sorted, and displayed for participants to freely take. Repair Cafés are where skilled volunteers fix, tinker, and repair items from clothing holes to dull knives, broken lamps and beyond for free. In the first year of the Clothing Swaps and Repair Cafés, over 1,000 lbs. of textiles and clothes were diverted from landfill, over 250 items were repaired, and over 500 community attendees and volunteers participated.
The calendar of Clothing Swaps and Repair Café's is as follows:
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Event
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Date
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Time
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Location
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Clothing Swap
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Saturday, June 1, 2024
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11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Pacific Park Library
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Repair Cafe
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Saturday, June 8, 2024
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10:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Pacific Park Library
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Clothing Swap
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Saturday, September 7, 2024
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11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Casa Verdugo Library
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Repair Cafe
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Saturday, September 14, 2024
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10:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Casa Verdugo Library
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Clothing Swap
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Saturday, November 16, 2024
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11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Montrose Library
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Repair Cafe
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Saturday, November 23, 2024
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10:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Montrose Library
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Clothing Swap
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Saturday, March 1, 2025
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11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Brand Library
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Repair Cafe
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
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10:00 AM-1:00 PM
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Brand Library
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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.
We look forward to seeing you at the next Clothing Swap on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and the next Repair Café on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
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About Glendale
Known as the “Jewel City,” Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of more than 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks, and easy access to a municipal airport. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking.
About the Office of Sustainability
The mission of the City of Glendale’s Office of Sustainability is to help meet the needs of Glendale’s residents and businesses today, as well as to help preserve the ability of future generations to meet their sustainability needs.
About Library, Arts & Culture
Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department includes eight neighborhood libraries including the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. The department also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts destination. Glendale Library Arts & Culture is supported in part through the efforts of the Glendale Library Arts & Culture Trust. For more information visit GlendaleLAC.org, or contact Library, Arts & Culture at 818-548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov.
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