Library on Wheels

Jewish Community Center – Holland Building 787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States

The Library on Wheels will be visiting the JCC Holland and Benderson Family Buildings this summer! With more than 3,000 books, movies, and music for all ages – with an emphasis on popular fiction and non-fiction -there will be something for everyone! Pack a picnic and a blanket and enjoy a fun family night at the JCC.  On the Library on Wheels, you can: check out books, movies, music, audiobooks. use free WiFi. use our laptops. get a library card or update your account. pickup holds and return items – just like at any library! have questions answered and be helped with a variety of needs. attend a library program. Storytime 6:00pm on the outdoor playground. FREE family event. Registration is required:https://www.jccbuffalo.org/event/library/ For more information please contact Katie Wzontek at kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org

Indigo-Dyed Shibori Workshop

Jewish Community Center – Holland Building 787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States

Learn tied and stitched (shibori) resist dyeing techniques with indigo dye. All supplies will be provided, you will have the option to dye a T-shirt or set-of-4 cloth napkins. This is an in-person workshop, taught by Dawne Hoeg, Founder and Executive Director of Stitch Buffalo. Stitch Buffalo is an inclusive space for refugee and immigrant women to create handcrafted goods and find economic empowerment; a textile art center for community members to gain and share skills in the textile arts; and an organization committed to stewarding the environment through the re-use of textile supplies. Additionally, Dawne teaches in the Textile and Fiber Arts Design Department at Buffalo State College. The class is limited to 10 participants and will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Social distancing and CDC protocol will be followed. Please bring Face masks. Questions please email Katie Wzontek, kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org.  Registration required at https://www.jccbuffalo.org/event/shibori/ JCC members: $75  JCC Non-Members: $100