Get Creative this Fall with Library Crafternoons!

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2025 Fall Crafternoon Schedule: September, Magnets and Buttons; October, Fall Candles; November, Winter Ornaments

Did you know that the Main Campus and Orange County Campus Libraries host free monthly craft workshops for Durham Tech students and employees?

Take a break, meet new friends, and make something cool! Check out our September, October, and November workshops on both campuses.

All materials are provided thanks to Viva the Arts on Campus and a generous grant from the Eichholz Foundation.

Next week for our SEPTEMBER Crafternoon, we’ll be keeping it quick and making glass magnets and buttons from collage materials.

Join us on Tuesday, September 23 in the OCC Lobby from 11am-1pm and on Thursday, September 25 downstairs in the Main Campus Library from 1pm-3pm.

You can stop by at any time during the workshop and stay for as short or as long as you want.

Want to check out our previous Crafternoon results? Follow us on Instagram at @durhamtechlibrary(link is external) to see the cool things Durham Tech faculty, staff, and students are creating.

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Crafternoon: Creating Community and Cool Things Together

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Spring 2023 Crafternoons. Main Campus events are Wednesday from 1-3 pm. Orange County Campus (OCC) events are Tuesdays 11am-1pm.
Have you heard about Crafternoons? All materials will be provided and all current students, faculty, and staff are invited to come hang out, create, and chat with each other (or not, if quiet crafting is your thing). You'll need to sign in, so make sure you have your Durham Tech ID or know your Durham Tech ID number. Crafternoons are hands-on workshops sponsored by the Durham Tech Library and the Student Enrichment Department. Keep reading for a little more information about each event and don't

Last Crafternoon of the Fall: Granular Wax Candle Making!

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Wax candle from previous Crafternoon event.
It's getting dark early and a candle sure does make the evenings more cozy, so why not make your own candle at our final Crafternoon of the Fall 2021 semester? Choose your favorite colors and layer your own personalize candle using granulated wax. Join us in the Orange County Campus lobby on Wednesday, November 17 from 11:00 to 1:00 or in the Main Campus Library large group study area (downstairs) on Thursday, November 18 from 1:00 to 3:00. All supplies are provided. Students, faculty, and staff

Go, Team! Decorate your own Felt Pennant at this Week's Crafternoon!

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felt pennants available for the upcoming crafternoon in various colors with fabric paint
Need a little therapeutic crafting pick-me-up? Consider coming to one of the Durham Tech Crafternoons happening this week on the Main and Orange County Campuses and creating your own felt pennant! Join us on Wednesday, September 22 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Orange County Campus Lobby or on Thursday, September 23 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM downstairs in the Main Campus Library for some socially distanced fun. Paint, felt pennant/banner, scissors, rulers, graph paper template (for those who

Crafternoons are back!: Fall 2021 Schedule

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fall 2021 crafternoons: pennants, candles, agendas, and pumpkins
The Library, Student Government Association, and Student Activities Office are excited to announce our fall Crafternoon events schedule. Supplies are provided and all students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Come meet new friends, try new crafts, and relieve some stress! We already held our first event of the semester-- decorating agendas or notebooks--but we've got more planned! Event Location Date Time Felt Pennants & 'A League of Their Own' Movie Main Campus, Wynn Multipurpose Room Main

Library Announcements and News-- Fall 2021 Newsletters

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Durham Tech Library Newsletter- Employee News & Updates, Fall 2021
News! For youse! To use! The Library has two new excellent librarians that have joined our team and lots of exciting things going on this semester. Click through and then on the images (or the links above the images) to read our Fall 2021 Employee & Student Newsletters. Fall 2021 Employee Newsletter-- Fall 2021 Student Newsletter Don't forget about our abbreviated reading challenge, the Read Great Things 2021 Sprint! Questions? Contact a librarian or the general library email account at library

April Crafternoon: Paint & Plant

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Paint your own pot (and plant your own flowers) Crafternoon kit, including ceramic pot, bag of planting soil, seed packet, paints and paintbrush. Also shown are four books on plants and gardening: How Plants Work, The Triumph of Seeds, The New American Homestead, and Gardening in the South.
In addition to almost being Earth Day, it's time for April's Crafternoon! Current students can pick up a spring flower kit that includes a seed packet of flowers, a small bag of potting soil, a ceramic pot, and a set of paints and brush to decorate your pot in one of two places: 1) in the Main Campus Library or 2) at the Food Pantry's outdoor pickup location (outside of Phillips). Kits are first come, first served. Send us pictures of your painted planters to library@durhamtech.edu Crafternoons

Crafternoon: Tie Dye Kits!

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It's time for another make-at-home Crafternoon adventure! The Student Government Association and the Library are giving out tie dye kits to current students, which include three colors (blues, yellows, and reds), gloves, and some rubber bands. You'll provide your own shirt, bag, pants, scarf, hat, whatever you want to dye (in cotton, polyester, or blended fabric). If you would like one, email us at library@durhamtech.edu and we'll schedule a time for you to pick it up. You can also drop by the

Crafternoon: Pop-Up Valentine's Day Cards

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Can you believe that February 14th is right around the corner? It's like it popped up out of nowhere! (See what I did there?) The Student Government Association and the Library are giving out pretty scrapbook paper for you to create your own pop-up cards. If you would like some, email us at library@durhamtech.edu and we'll schedule a time for you to pick it up. What kind of pop-up cards, you ask? Well, there are so many choices! Check out these delightful options below, and keep scrolling to see

Durham Tech Crafternoon-- Making Decorative Masks... for your Eyes!

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Durham Tech Crafternoon: Make Your Own Mask
Crafternoons are a partnership between the Durham Tech Student Government Association and the Library. Masks have taken on a different meaning this year, but let's decorate the top part of your face to go along with the mask that covers your nose and mouth. What you need for a basic mask: Paper (I'd recommend a lightweight sheet to make your ideal template and then--if you like-- something heavier to give it structure, but since you're going to decorate it, feel free to use those political