May 30 was National Creativity Day, a day developed to remind you to use your imagination. Cultivating your creativity helps build skills like problem solving, cognitive and emotional development, and increases your sense of personal well being. Endeavors like painting, scrapbooking, and even cooking, promotes curiosity and helps us take creative risks.

Feeling creatively blocked? The library is here to help!  Whether you want to try a new recipe, learn a new skill like woodworking or macrame, or simply pick up a new hobby like sketching birds, we have the book for you! You’ll find lots of ideas upstairs in the nonfiction section – just browse the books with Dewey numbers 745 and 746. We also have several new books in the new nonfiction section across from the Circulation Desk. Below are some additional resources available to help you get your creative juices flowing.

In addition to books, you can check out Creativebug, an online database filled with in-depth instructional videos that explore thousands of creative avenues, from crocheting to jewelry-making, to paper crafts. Use your library card to create an account, then search the website for a specific skill, browse through until you find one that interests you, or search by the materials you have on hand and see what you can make! 

Our in-person programs often focus on something crafty or creative, like our recent classes on sketchbooking and needle felting (more to come this winter!) And in September we will host a knitting group on Fridays from 9:30-11:00 for anyone interested in crafting as a social activity.

For more information on our collection of crafty books or on how to access Creativebug, stop by the Reference desk and we will be happy to help.