Carver County Library

Upcoming Events

• Donations Accepted for Annual Craft Supplies Swap

  Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
  Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  Presenter: Linnea Fonnest
  Location: Wilder Room
  Branch: Chanhassen
  

  Clean out your crafting stockpile and drop off your unused new or partially used supplies at the Chanhassen Library during regular library hours May 9-14 and receive a free pass for early entrance to the first Craft Supplies Swap Pick-up Day on Saturday, May 16.

  All are welcome at the TWO Swap Pick-up Days, May 16 and 17, whether you donated supplies or not, so that unneeded/unused supplies don’t end up in a landfill.

  Please only contribute used supplies in a condition that another crafter would use. Bring donations in containers that can be left at the library. All items are donated and redistributed with no exchange of funds.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the Chanhassen Library. 

  Categories to consider: 

  Beadwork and jewelry-making

  Drawing

  Fabric arts/textiles

  Glitter!

  Glues/adhesives/tapes

  Home décor

  Kids’ crafts

  Modeling and polymer clay

  Mosaics

  Nature crafts

  Needle arts

  Painting

  Paper crafts

  Quilting patterns/batting/tools

  Ribbons

  Rubber stamps

  Scrapbooking

  Storage containers

  Tools (including cutting mats, picture punches, special measuring templates)

  Yarn

  Partially finished projects

  FREE finished projects

• Donations Accepted for Annual Craft Supplies Swap

  Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
  Time: 10:00am - 8:00pm
  Presenter: Linnea Fonnest
  Location: Wilder Room
  Branch: Chanhassen
  

  Clean out your crafting stockpile and drop off your unused new or partially used supplies at the Chanhassen Library during regular library hours May 9-14 and receive a free pass for early entrance to the first Craft Supplies Swap Pick-up Day on Saturday, May 16.

  All are welcome at the TWO Swap Pick-up Days, May 16 and 17, whether you donated supplies or not, so that unneeded/unused supplies don’t end up in a landfill.

  Please only contribute used supplies in a condition that another crafter would use. Bring donations in containers that can be left at the library. All items are donated and redistributed with no exchange of funds.

  Sponsored by the Friends of the Chanhassen Library. 

  Categories to consider: 

  Beadwork and jewelry-making

  Drawing

  Fabric arts/textiles

  Glitter!

  Glues/adhesives/tapes

  Home décor

  Kids’ crafts

  Modeling and polymer clay

  Mosaics

  Nature crafts

  Needle arts

  Painting

  Paper crafts

  Quilting patterns/batting/tools

  Ribbons

  Rubber stamps

  Scrapbooking

  Storage containers

  Tools (including cutting mats, picture punches, special measuring templates)

  Yarn

  Partially finished projects

  FREE finished projects

• Planting a Seed Year 5

  Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
  Time: 10:00am - 8:00pm
  Location:
  Branch: All Library Locations
  

  Your local library is the place to go for heirloom seeds beginning March 2 and continuing through the growing season. This is the fifth year of our project to highlight heirloom seeds and distribute them to gardeners across the county. Each library branch will be offering packets of seeds from the Seed Savers organization out of Decorah, Iowa.

  Grab your seeds from the library and come back to get gardening tips from our Master Gardener Help Desks across the system!