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Plastic into Plarn

Re-purposing Project Drop-In
2019-04-25 14:00:00 2019-04-25 18:00:00 America/New_York Plastic into Plarn Help the Carefull Knitting group transform trash into useful treasure! Spend fifteen minutes or an hour converting plastic bags into plastic yarn that can be used to make waterproof sleeping mats. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Thursday, April 25
2:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2019-04-25 14:00:00 2019-04-25 18:00:00 America/New_York Plastic into Plarn Help the Carefull Knitting group transform trash into useful treasure! Spend fifteen minutes or an hour converting plastic bags into plastic yarn that can be used to make waterproof sleeping mats. Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Help the Carefull Knitting group transform trash into useful treasure! Spend fifteen minutes or an hour converting plastic bags into plastic yarn that can be used to make waterproof sleeping mats.

Calling all do-gooders! We need your help to convert plastic bags into knittable and crochetable plarn (plastic yarn). Plarn made during the drop-in will be used to make waterproof sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness. However, it takes over 700 bags to make 1 sleeping mat. That's why we need your help!

Volunteers will be on hand to show you the process. MOM's Organic Market - Alexandria is generously contributing collected plastic bags for the event, but feel free to bring your own to recycle into the cause.

Contact Megan at mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Ages 6-12 | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Maker |

TAGS: | Service Project | crafting |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Hours
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Fri, Nov 22 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Nov 23 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 24 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street. 

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: 10A/B, 11C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
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For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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