By JESSICA FLORES
Communications Specialist, Nappanee Public Library

NAPPANEE — Nappanee Public Library plans activities and events.

Kid’s Crafts

Decorate a miniature wooden trinket box at the Nappanee Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Drop in for this free activity in the Kids’ Department.

Kids’ Craft Day at the Library is held on the second Saturday of each month in conjunction with Nappanee’s city-wide Second Saturday events. For more information, call (574) 773-7919 or go to www.nappaneelibrary.org.

New Knitting Groups

After several successful classes on beginner knitting skills in the Nappanee Public Library’s makerspace, instructor, Rebecca Haney, is coordinating an ongoing knitters’ group at the library. Those interested will meet every other month from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, to work together on projects, learn new skills and get help with familiar ones. Ages 12 and up are welcome, and participants must bring their own supplies.

The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Bring any current project, or learn to knit a scarf. Those wishing to start a scarf should bring an 8 ounce skein of 4-ply yarn and a pair of size 10 knitting needles.

No registration is needed. Go to www.nappaneelibrary.org, or call (574) 773-7919 for more information.

Cooking Class

Learn to make some simple, yummy snacks at a free cooking class for teens at the Nappanee Public Library. Students, age 11 – 17, will gain some basic skills for becoming comfortable in the kitchen as they mix up a batch of pizza dip and some no-bake snowball cookies from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14.

Call (574) 773-7919 to register, or click on the events calendar at www.nappaneelibrary.org.

Quilt Guild

The Nappanee Quilt Guild, a club for those interested in new quilting techniques, meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Nappanee Public Library. Members will meet at the library next from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. Membership for the “Artful Quilters” is open to anyone.

Join the fun and fellowship with other quilters while keeping up to date with new activities and techniques in the quilting world. Bring your own projects to share, check out planned programs for the coming year, and sign up for trips. For more information, contact the Nappanee Public Library at (574) 773.7919, or go to www.nappaneelibrary.org.

Smashbook Journaling

Learn a fun and easy way to journal and keep memories at an after-hours Smashbook cram session in The Cube at the library from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15. The Smashbook style is an anything-goes, no-holds-barred, beautiful-mess scrapbooking technique that is created using a wide range of art supplies, photos and mementos “smashed” into a simple notebook.

Instructors will share ideas for page layouts and favorite tools and show participants how to use The Cube’s digital cutter, die cut machine and other equipment to embellish pages. Set aside some time to finish books you’ve begun, or start a new one for the new year! Blank notebooks and some tools and supplies will be provided for free along with snacks, drinks and giveaways! Adults and teens, age 12-17, are welcome.

Call (574) 773-7919 to register, or click on the events calendar at www.nappaneelibrary.org by Friday, Jan. 8. Students under age 18 attending without a parent must have a signed permission form on file before being registered. Stop in at any service desk to complete a permission form.

Easy Scrapbooking Class

Paper designer, blogger and professional crafter, Jill Lebbin, of EveryDayIsAnOccassion.com, returns to the Nappanee Library’s makerspace from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, to instruct another edition of Silhouette School. The topic will be Easy Scrapbooking.

This will be a great chance for makers to learn the ins and outs of the Silhouette Cameo digital cutter and all of its capabilities while making a simple and attractive five-word page layout. Jill will also share her favorite ways to memory keep, from online services to scrapbook systems that make corralling all of those pictures on your phone or camera into keepsakes in an easy and efficient way.

The class is free and open to ages 12 and up, but participants are asked to register by Tuesday, Jan. 12, by calling (574) 773-7919, or visiting www.nappaneelibrary.org.

Rainbow Loom and Perler Bead Workshop

Create and Collaborate is a new series of craft workshops for kids at the Nappanee Public Library. The next session will be held from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. Kids can share their knowledge of weaving with rubber bands on a “Rainbow Loom” and/or creating deigns by melting plastic Perler beads. Both projects will take place simultaneously. Come to share, come to learn! Bring your own looms, bands and beads, or use the Library’s limited supply.

Registration is required by Wednesday, Jan. 13. For more information, or to sign up, call (574) 773-7919, or go to www.nappaneelibrary.org.