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Make a Book!

Bookbinding 101 with CAW instructor Paulette Rosen

2024-06-01 14:00:00 2024-06-01 16:00:00 America/New_York Make a Book! Have you always wanted to learn how to make a book? Learn to sew a 1 section pamphlet with an accordion fold-out page, then adapt it into a hardcover book embellished with decorative paper. Ives Main Library - Tinker Lab

Saturday, June 01
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-01 14:00:00 2024-06-01 16:00:00 America/New_York Make a Book! Have you always wanted to learn how to make a book? Learn to sew a 1 section pamphlet with an accordion fold-out page, then adapt it into a hardcover book embellished with decorative paper. Ives Main Library - Tinker Lab

Ives Main Library

Tinker Lab

Have you always wanted to learn how to make a book? Learn to sew a 1 section pamphlet with an accordion fold-out page, then adapt it into a hardcover book embellished with decorative paper.

All materials will be provided.

Registration is required. For safety reasons, participants must be 15 years of age or older. Please only register for one session. 

Paulette Rosen is the head of the Book Arts Department at Creative Arts Workshop.  A lifelong artist, she has a degree in early childhood development, and spent 15 years in that field.  Now, she uses her love of the arts to teach individuals of all ages. 

This program is generously sponsored by the Marie Boroff Grant from the Elizabethan Club of Yale University.

Ives Main Library

Phone: 203-946-8130

Hours
We're closed Monday October 14
Mon, Oct 14 Closed
Tue, Oct 15 Closed
Wed, Oct 16 Closed
Thu, Oct 17 Closed
Fri, Oct 18 Closed
Sat, Oct 19 Closed
Sun, Oct 20 Closed

About the branch

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.

Upcoming events

Tue, Oct 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Mitchell Library - Program Room

Tue, Oct 15, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Mitchell Library - Program Room