Helping Hands: Upcycled Sleeping Mats

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In a tiny storefront branch, people trasform plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless residents.

Sherlock Night

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A Texas library offered a night of activities inspired by Sherlock Holmes, including an escape room. 

SuffRAGE Against the Machine: Zines

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Dive into the history of zine-making and how to use digital collections to make your own.

Primary Source Scrapbooking

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Use current magazines, newspapers, flyers and personal effects to create a DIY personal history that might become a future primary source.

Create a Vision Board

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A thought bubble is drawn around a light bulb on a chalkboard.

Created with images or words, vision boards help people visualize their goals and intentions.

DIY Steampunk Costume Pieces

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Completed hat and goggles

Armed with duct tape and hot glue guns, teens at the Arapahoe Libraries created steampunk accessories perfect for cosplay and Halloween.

Reading Rocks

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Completed rocks for the Reading Rocks program

Residents of Waxahachie, Texas, are uncovering hidden, book-themed rocks all over town. 

Twiddlemuffs for Charity

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A library crafting group devoted their winter to knitting cozy, fidget-friendly crafts to help people with dementia. 

Craft a Meditation Box

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Patrons de-stress after the holidays by transforming plain white boxes into unique, handmade creations.