Are you feeling creatively cluttered? \; Is your craft stash overflowing with unused supplies?
\nBring you r unused/gently used yarn\, fabric\, drawing\, scrapbooking\, jewelry-maki ng\, floral arranging\, and other supplies to the first ever \;BPL Cra ft Supply Swap! \;
\nNEW: The Spring Craft Swap will also featur e an "Adopt-a-Craft" section for projects that have been started but never finished! \; Let another crafter pick up where you left off. \;&n bsp\;
\nHow does it work?
\n1. \;Register \;for the ev ent on our website calendar.
\n2. Find \;1-2 clean box(es) or pa per shopping bag(s) \;no bigger than 10" tall\, 15" wide\, 20" long.&n bsp\; BPL will have a limited supply of boxes and bags available for regis tered participants.
\n3. \;Load the box(es)/bag(s) \;with&nb sp\;clean and usable arts and craft supplies \;you no longer need (lis t of acceptable items will be emailed to participants 1 week before event) .
\n4. \;Drop off \;your supplies at the library \;Monda y\, March 9 through Thursday\, March 12 from 9am to 7pm or on Friday\, Mar ch 13 from 9am to 12pm. \; We will categorize the items for easier sho pping and swapping. \; You will receive a \;ticket \;for each box/bag of supplies you bring for the event--we will not count or keep tra ck of exactly how many items you bring\, but we expect all participants to follow an honor code and not take more than 2 boxes of supplies home with them.
\n5. Bring your \;ticket \;to the Craft Supply Swap o n Saturday\, March 14 between 1:00 and 3:--pm\, where you can refill your boxes/bags with new-to-you supplies.
\n6. \; Meet and network wi th other crafty people and give ideas and feedback for library art and cra ft-related programming.
\n6. \; Enjoy your creative treasures!\n
Please note: All unclaimed supplies left over from the event will b e used for library programming or donated to a local donation center.
\ nThank you for celebrating creativity and sustainability with us--we ca n't wait to see what you create!
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