FroggyinTexas

Just think for a minute about all the fund raisers students participate in to raise money so the PTA or other school group can buy things that are not in the school budget. Playground equipment, books for the school library, student desks, repairs on the track or baseball playing field. I belong to a Friends of the Library group that raises very substantial sums of money for tables for the meeting room, chairs for the meeting room, carpet for the meeting room and money so we can host special library events. None of those things are in the city's budget. Our group can't take care of the extra utilities and janitorial services that meetings require.
Taxes and donations are the price of civilization. froggyintexas

quiltingshorttimer

Several of our local quilters provide quilts to the library to hang on the walls to "dress" them up--looks great and promotes quilting. May be a solution to donating $$.

Zinda

Check out community centers or senior centers as well.

lclang

If you don't have a library or a church near you, ask your Eagles Club, Elks Club, Moose Lodge, or any other group if you can use their big tables to layer your quilts. Be sure to ask about the spray. You could probably use the Elmer's glue okay or simply pin them together.

AnnT

Never thought about using the library for that. Altho I have done it at my church upon occasion (with permission of course). Thanks for sharing!

quilttiger

[QUOTE=Kris P;6568036]I love my local library, too, but I've never basted there. I check out all the new quilting books to see if they are books I 'need' to purchase. I'm also able to suggest a purchase for the newly released books, or books that are not yet available on Amazon. The library orders them and sends me an email when my suggestion has arrived. At first I felt guilty about using the library in this way, but then I took a cruise down the romance fiction aisle, and realized that my suggestions were much better than any of those books![/QUOTE

There was a recent QB post about Nancy Zieman's biography, Seams Unlikely, so I tried to reserve it online. However, the library did not have it and it was not on order. Anyway, there is an option to reserve it no matter what, and so I did. I got an nice e-mail from the library asking for more information. I provided the link given in the QB post. A couple hours later, the library sent another e-mail saying the book was now ordered, and I would be the first one to borrow it!! I am reading it now and it is one of the better biographies I have ever read. Nancy includes comments from family and friends as special insets. This is a book you will enjoy reading.

janjj

My church is 2 miles away and I am welcome to use it - Our quilt guild meets at the library occasionally. They also meet there once a month. we work on our own projects. members are very helpful to those of us who are still learning. Good fellowship too.

penducksue

Our libraries allow us to reserve rooms at no cost for activities such as this. Every Summer our guild has a show displaying quilts we have made. The library looks forward to our show since it draws in more people. They are always very cooperative.

WMUTeach

My local guild meets in our library and it is a wonderful place to gather and has lots of tables to be used just as you did. No more crawling on the floor for me either! Ouch!! I do the same thing when the gals at church meet for craft night. I just grab two tables and move them together and watch all of the "scrap bookers" watch as I sandwich a quilt. They are learning!!!

maviskw

I had a different "take" on this. I took it that she suggested that the library purchase the books; then when they arrived, she would be told so she could check it out. A few others here have said as much.

Our library - city hall complex has a "Public Learning Center": 3 large rooms that can be made into one huge room, (or one bigger and one smaller). If you don't charge for the activity, you can reserve a room as large as you need without having to pay anything. If it hasn't been reserved, it's available. We've used it a few times for setting up a quilt, and have our club classes there.