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Altered Books
2020-01-17 14:00:00 2020-01-17 16:00:00 America/New_York Altered Books Part collage, part book art, part mixed media exploration, making Altered Books uses simple skills like cutting, gluing, inking and painting to transform old texts into extraordinary works of art. Ives Main Library - Tinker Lab

Friday, January 17
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-01-17 14:00:00 2020-01-17 16:00:00 America/New_York Altered Books Part collage, part book art, part mixed media exploration, making Altered Books uses simple skills like cutting, gluing, inking and painting to transform old texts into extraordinary works of art. Ives Main Library - Tinker Lab

Ives Main Library

Tinker Lab

Part collage, part book art, part mixed media exploration, making Altered Books uses simple skills like cutting, gluing, inking and painting to transform old texts into extraordinary works of art.

Using old books and a variety of supplies, we’ll follow along with videos on Creativebug that show us how to turn the books into unique works of art.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Literature, Arts, and Culture |

TAGS: | Technology | Crafts | art program |

Ives Main Library
Phone: 203-946-8130
Hours
Mon, Apr 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Apr 25 12:00PM to 5:30PM
(Staff development)
Fri, Apr 26 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Apr 27 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 28 Closed
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The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.

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