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Learn to Yarn Bomb! - Free Crafts Program for ages 8 and up - In-person

presented by Wheaton Arts Parade

2025-07-13 13:00:00 2025-07-13 15:00:00 America/New_York Learn to Yarn Bomb! - Free Crafts Program for ages 8 and up - In-person Help us assemble Yarn Bomb Panels to decorate Wheaton in Sept. -we'll teach you. Crochet decorations are strung around lamp posts/ railings along the Wheaton Arts Parade route. A fun group activity. Wheaton Library -

Sunday, July 13
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-13 13:00:00 2025-07-13 15:00:00 America/New_York Learn to Yarn Bomb! - Free Crafts Program for ages 8 and up - In-person Help us assemble Yarn Bomb Panels to decorate Wheaton in Sept. -we'll teach you. Crochet decorations are strung around lamp posts/ railings along the Wheaton Arts Parade route. A fun group activity. Wheaton Library -

Help us assemble Yarn Bomb Panels to decorate Wheaton in Sept. -we'll teach you. Crochet decorations are strung around lamp posts/ railings along the Wheaton Arts Parade route. A fun group activity.

According to Oxford Languages, yarn bombing is "the action or activity of covering objects or structures in public places with decorative knitted or crotcheted material, as a form of street art."

More info about the Wheaton Arts Parade: https://www.wheatonartsparade.org/

Questions about this program? Contact the Library at 240-777-0678. The program will be in the Multi-Purpose Room, off the building lobby. 

You can explore a variety of crafts activities on our website, through Creative Bug, linked here, under the Creative Skills heading:https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList

A current MCPL card account is required. Don't have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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Wheaton Library

Phone: 240-777-0678

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