Back by popular demand: paper quilling! We did this activity last year and before we were even finished participants were asking for it again.  Paper quilling has been popular since the 15th century and is the art of using paper strips and glue to create simple or complicated shapes and patterns. Strips of paper are quilled onto a skewer, shaped and glued onto a canvas to create a picture. All supplies are provided. This is a more complex process, so fine motor skills win the day here! Join us on Saturday, January 27 from 2- 4 p.m. in the Friends Room of the Columbia Public Library. This program is for adults and registration is required — register early as these classes fill quickly.

For more ideas on decorating with paper, check out these library resources. You can also explore CreativeBug, which is our database on arts and crafts activities. You can view tons of creative jewelry ideas with instructional videos, on everything from wire-wrapping to beading to leathercrafts, and more are added monthly! You will need your library card and pin (your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format) to use this database.

Stay tuned for our future Crafternoons — bullet journals, basic embroidery stitching and painted rocks to name a few — in our program guide, on the website and on social media!

Join us on November 4 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Friends Room of the Columbia Public Library to create art for your wall. Let your creative expression run free in making a wall clock with painted disks creating a unique ambiance with interesting design shapes that also tell the time. These can be adapted to your color scheme with paint — go bright and bold or muted and atmospheric. All supplies provided. This program is for adults, and we recommend you register early as craft classes fill quickly.

For more ideas on clocks and other wall art ideas, check out these library resources. You can also explore CreativeBug, which is our database on arts and crafts activities. You can view tons of creative ideas with instructional videos and more are added monthly! You will need your library card and pin (your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format) to use this database.

There is not an activity planned for December, but stay tuned for the January Crafternoon in our program guide, on our website and on social media!

Learn to make a beautiful luminaria with an intricate mandala design. No previous experience necessary to create some lovely ambiance for the upcoming fall nights. We will be using autumn-colored constructions paper, an awl and your hands to punch designs into paper. All materials provided, including lights to take home. This program is for adults, and we recommend that you register early as craft classes fill quickly.

For more ideas on fall crafts, check out these library resources. You can also explore CreativeBug, which is our database on arts and crafts activities. You can view tons of craft ideas with instructional videos and more are added monthly! You will need your library card and pin (your birthdate in MMDDYYYY format) to use this database.

Stay tuned for our November Crafternoon in our program guide, on our website and on social media! In the meantime, you can explore past Crafternoon crafts, too.