@rundainwnc The @Asheville Tool Library and WNC Repair Cafe are wonderful resources in Western North Carolina, let’s make sure we use them! You can also support these two efforts by hosting a class, volunteering, donating tools for money, etc. Follow both of their pages for more info. #wnc #westernnorthcarolina #asheville #ashevillenc #828isgreat ♬ original sound – Runda in WNC
WNC folks, I’ve got two incredible community resources that you need to know about. They’re the WNC Repair Cafe and the Asheville Tool Library!
WNC Repair Cafe
The WNC Repair Cafe is a group of volunteers who do pop up events several times a month in primarily Buncombe and Haywood counties. Bring in broken household items and sewing/mending on the designated days to get help for free.
In 2025, the repair cafe helped “636 people fix 838 items with an 87% success rate.” What exciting work and they have a huge 2026 calendar (underneath the video on the left).
Asheville Tool Library
The Asheville Tool Library is a sliding-scale membership based library for borrowing tools. They’ve got over 2,000 tools in stock from big machines to cotton candy makers and folding tables.
Once you’re a member, you can use their reservation website and tools can be borrowed for one week at a time.
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