Upcycle Plastic Bag Mat-Making Workshop April 21

In celebration of Earth Week, Weinberg Memorial Library invites attendees to drop in Friday between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. to learn to upcycle plastic shopping bags into useful sleeping mats for unhoused individuals.

Shown are ingredients for the April 21 plastic bag mat-making workshop at The Weinberg Memorial Library. The process will include cutting plastic bags into strips, creating plastic yarn known as “plarn” and crocheting the plarn into mats, shown.

Shown are ingredients for the April 21 plastic bag mat-making workshop at The Weinberg Memorial Library. The process will include cutting plastic bags into strips, creating plastic yarn known as “plarn” and crocheting the plarn into mats, shown.

In celebration of Earth Week,The Weinberg Memorial Library invites the University community to upcycle plastic shopping bags into useful sleeping mats. A workshop will take place Friday, April 21 from 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m., in room 202 of the Library.

During the workshop, retired community library director Leah Ducato Rudolph will teach attendees to create sleeping mats for unhoused individuals. The process will include cutting plastic bags into strips, creating plastic yarn known as “plarn” and crocheting the plarn into mats. Any completed mats will be donated to Keystone Mission.

No former knowledge of crocheting is necessary to attend. Attendees are welcome to drop in for a portion of the workshop or stay the whole time.

This event is made possible with support from the Office of Community Based Learning.