Arts and Crafts

 Calling all quilters, stampers, needle crafters and scrap bookers! Want to have a day of fun and accomplishment? We’ll have tables, irons, ironing boards and cutting mats all set up for your convenience. Drop in and bring your project for a day of crafting, food and friends. Bring your own lunch, refreshments will be provided.

Tackle It Tuesday takes place at the Parachute Branch Library on February 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

 Teens are invited to join us at the New Castle Branch Library for an afternoon of t-shirt surgery on Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m.  

It is time to take that old t-shirt and turn it into something new, just like they did during the Great Depression. Make a fashionable shirt, a scarf, a dress, or whatever else you can come up with. Bring your own shirt, or use one of ours!  Program is limited to the first 20 teens.

 Kids ages 5 to 11 are invited to the New Castle Branch Library on Saturday, February 9th at 2:00 p.m. for a special Big Read event.

Sue Schnitzer, Carbondale's Youth Services Librarian, will be performing Woodie Guthrie songs, and children will have the opportunity to make their own instruments. Come learn about the 1930s, and have fun singing some your favorites with Sue! 

 All elementary school aged children are invited to meet at the New Castle Branch Library at 4:30 p.m. on February 7. We will explore different arts and crafts. All supplies will be provided, as well as after school snacks.  This program takes place on the first Thursday of every month.

 The Silt Branch Library is hosting a book discussion on “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck on Tuesday, February 26 at 6 p.m. This classic novel describes the struggle of migrants in their search for work and justice during the Great Depression. This program is free and open to the public, so please come and share your thoughts on this great American novel.

Children in 3rd and 4th grades are invited to the Silt Branch Library on Friday, January 25 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. to learn about printmaking and create your own prints out of foam with Ms. Ashley Mickelson.  Supplies and snacks will be provided. This class is limited to 25 children, and preregistration is required to attend this event. Please call 876-5500 or go to www.gcpld.org  to preregister.
 

Children in kindergarten through 2nd grade are invited to the Silt Branch Library on Friday, January 25 from 12 to 2 p.m. to learn about printmaking and create your own prints out of foam with Ms. Ashley Mickelson. Supplies and snacks will be provided. This class is limited to 25 children, and preregistration is required to attend this event. Please call 876-5500 or go to www.gcpld.org  to preregister.
 

Children in 3rd and 4th grades are invited to the Silt Branch Library on Friday, January 18 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. to learn about Tibetan art and create mandalas with Ms. Ashley Mickelson.  Supplies and snacks will be provided. This class is limited to 25 children, and preregistration is required to attend this event. Please call 876-5500 or go to www.gcpld.org  to preregister.
 

Children in kindergarten through 2nd grade are invited to the Silt Branch Library on Friday, January 18 from 12 to 2 p.m. to learn about Tibetan art and create mandalas with Ms. Ashley Mickelson. Supplies and snacks will be provided. This class is limited to 25 children, and preregistration is required to attend this event. Please call 876-5500 or go to www.gcpld.org  to preregister.
 

Children in 3rd and 4th grades are invited to the Silt Branch Library on Friday, January 11 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. to learn watercolor techniques with Ms. Ashley Mickelson.  Supplies and snacks will be provided. This class is limited to 25 children, and preregistration is required to attend this event. Please call 876-5500 or go to www.gcpld.org  to preregister.