Community Arts & Crafts Swap

Community members are invited to bring in their new & gently-used arts & craft supplies to share & trade with others. So why swap?

Get ready for a new school year by refreshing your craft supplies!

Help divert reusable material out of the waste stream!

Try a new craft for free!

Categories accepted:

New or gently used art supplies:

• Canvases and paper
• Paints, brushes, palette knives
• Pencils, chalks, etc

New and gently used fiber arts:

• Yarn
• Knitting needles or crochet hooks
• Notions like tapestry needles, threaders, cable needles
• Embroidery and cross-stitch thread, fabric, and hoops
• Latch-hooking materials
• Macramé supplies

New and gently used fabric supplies:

• Fat quarters or larger (no scraps, please)
• Sewing notions: buttons, pins, fabric pens, scissors
• Ribbons

New and gently used jewelry making supplies:

• Beads
• Cording
• Notions: crimps, clasps

New and gently used kid-friendly supplies:

• Crayons, markers, chalk, clay
• Activity or coloring books
• Craft kits
• Rubber stamps

Swap guidelines

• If you can't attend the event but have supplies to donate, please drop them off between July 22nd and July 26th, whenever the library is open. We have limited storage space!
• If you have a special item, you may hold onto it until you find someone to swap with or arrange a trade before the event.
• Instead of a strict 1-for-1 limit, take thoughtfully!
• There is no buying or selling!
• All ages welcome!

What will happen to leftover materials?

Depending on what is left after the swap, leftovers will be handled in one of a few ways:

• Used in library programming
• Held in library storage until the next craft swap
• Donated to other local non-profits that offer creative programs