The library will be celebrating World Origami Days October 24 through November 11.
We are inviting children to come for an Origami program to make cranes that represent peace for children. These will be put on display in the children's library.
Volunteers are needed to help with the hanging of the cranes, because we are aiming to make 1000 cranes! Mashburn Printing has kindly donated the colorful paper for the project.
On October 25 at 4:30 p.m., artist Sally Shovar and our Children's Library Coordinator Michele Croft will present a fun and inspiring lesson in Origami for ages 7 to 12 years. They will teach children how to make the peace cranes that will be displayed.
Thousand Origami Cranes is a group of 1000 origami paper cranes held together by strings. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand Origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury.
The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creastures (others include the dragon and the tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years.
Participants in the program will also be constructing other Origami to be displayed on the Holiday Tree in the children's library for the month of December.
While at the library, be sure you pick up one of the Origami brochures that will give you the names of several Origami books you can check out.
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