Art Supply Donations

Have extra art supplies in good condition? Help us divert materials from landfills while encouraging environmentally friendly creation!

How it works: Community members can donate their new or gently used art supplies they no longer need to the Front Desk during May 1st – May 31st Donation Days. Patrons who donate art supplies will get a “30-minute early-bird ticket” to the Giveaway Day from 10am to 10:30am on June 4th to get new or different art supplies. The Giveaway Day will be open to all community members to get free art supplies from 10:30am – 12pm on June 4th.

Donation Rules: Arts and craft materials only; must be fit for reuse (new or gently used), must fit in your car, and be of the following categories:

  • sewing materials, fabric, threads, needles, etc.
  • yarn, crochet, and knitting tools
  • paintbrushes, tubes, and bottles of paint
  • canvases and drawing pads
  • stringing and beads
  • paper, card stock, scrapbooking
  • stickers, stamps, and stencils
  • frames or easels, art project kits
  • fun crafty items, pom poms, pipe cleaners, glitter, etc.

Materials to leave at home; broken or dried out materials, electric equipment, lumber, wood, or loose boards, in-progress art works, smelly materials like solvents and gallons of paint.

 

Date

May 19 2025

Time

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

Belen Public Library
Category

Organizer

Belen Public Library
Belen Public Library
Phone
505-966-2600
Email
kathleen.pickering@belen-nm.gov
Website
https://www.BelenPublicLibrary.com
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