Hickory – Celebrate the holiday season and create handmade gifts with Hickory Public Library! Hickory Public Library will host a variety of opportunities for holiday crafting through its Handmade Holidays series through December.
Below are a few upcoming programs.
Handmade Holidays: Sewing Food Carriers with Creativebug
Sat. | December 9 | 2-4 p.m.
Adult
Get ready for holiday gatherings by learning to sew a simple food carrier! This guided program utilizes The Learning Lab’s sewing machines and the Library’s digital resource, Creativebug! All experience levels are welcome.
Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event.
The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Handmade Holidays: Needle Felting Ornament Diffuser
Sat. | December 9 | 3 p.m.
Teen& Adult
OH, the comforting scents of Christmas! Create a felted ornament diffuser by needle felting. Needle felting is a crafting technique that involves repeatedly poking a needle into a piece of wool in order to stiffen and shape it into the desired form.
Ridgeview Branch Library
Handmade Holidays: Scrapbooking Workshop
Mon. | December 11| 3-6:30 p.m.
Teen & Adult
Drop by The Learning Lab anytime between 3p.m. and 6:30p.m. to create a personalized scrapbook. Use The Learning Lab’s book binding machine, Cricut Maker 3, and various materials to make it all come together. Then, use it to record your favorite recipes, memories, drawings, and more!
The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
No registration is required.
Upcycled Book 3d Trees, Mushrooms, Animals and More!
Mon. | December 11 | 6-7 p.m.
Teen
Upcycle magazines and book pages into decorative 3d trees, mushrooms, and animals.
Registration required.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Handmade Holidays: Doodle 3D Cookie Cutters
Tues. | December 12 | 6 p.m.
Family
Turn your doodles into cookies! Get creative making a simple drawing and then learn how to transform your art into cookie cutters with the library’s Toybox 3D Printer. Cookie cutters will be printed by library staff and can be picked up the following week.
Ridgeview Branch Library
Handmade Holidays: Giving Plate
Thurs. | December 14 | 6 p.m.
Adult
Tis the season to be giving! Let’s join Lisa Congdon on Creativebug as she teaches us to use paint markers and an oven-safe plate to make super-sweet platters for the holiday season.
Ridgeview Branch Library
Handmade Holidays: Cookie Decorating
Sat. | December 16 | 9:30 a.m.
Teen & Adult
Learn the difference between buttercream and royal icing, how to make sure your cookies keep their shape in the oven, and tricks for leveling up your holiday cookie decorations! Each participant will leave with a box of their decorated cookies. Registration is required and opens three weeks before the event.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library
Registration is required where indicated. To register or for more information please call 828-304-0500 or visit us online at https://hickory.librarycalendar.com/events/month.
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library is located at 375 3rd Street NE on the SALT Block. Ridgeview Branch Library is located at 706 1st Street SW. All library programs are free and open to the public.
