Craft Supply Swap

A fun opportunity to get some new-to-you items for free, meet other crafters, and get new ideas.

Come check out our craft swap! You'll find tables of arts and crafts supplies for all ages for the taking, donated by fellow crafters. Take home some free, new-to-you supplies to get you started on a new project. The swap is open to all: you do not need to have donated supplies in order to come participate in the swap!

Drop-off details:
Bring any items listed below to the Reference Desks at our DeMott Lane and Franklin Park locations between 10:00am on Friday, March 14 and noon on Friday, March 21. All donated items should be new or gently used. If your items are loose or not in any packaging, add all parts to a ziplock bag or container to keep them together. If it is unclear what an item is, please include a lable.

Items accepted include:

• Colored pencils, crayons, markers, inks, ink pads, paints, pastels, charcoals, chalks, calligraphy tools
• Glue, modpodge, tape, glue dots, glue guns
• Paper, notepads, sketchbooks, canvases, drawing paper, watercolor paper, scrapbooking paper, newsprint, construction paper, cardstock, cardmaking envelopes
• Brushes, erasers, scissors, paper punches, rulers, stamps, stencils, and other tools
• Fabric, yarn, ribbon, thread, sewing notions, felt, embroidery supplies, knitting and crochet tools, quilting tools 
• Beads, jewelry findings, wire
• Fake flowers, craft sticks, googly eyes, sandpaper, pipe cleaners, wooden items for painting
• Arts and crafts organizational supplies
• Instructional materials: patterns and books

We cannot accept the following:

• Previously opened or partially used bottles or aerosols of paints or glues
• Anything that would need to be disposed of at a hazardous waste disposal event
• Any items with an odor of smoke or mildew or that are visibly dirty

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