All Library branches will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Thursday, July 4.

The Library Express East is temporarily out of service. Patrons with items being held at the Library Express East may call (417) 882-0714 to make arrangements for pickup.

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Art

From Trash to Treasure

 Bottle Trees:  And the Whimsical Art of Garden Glass by Felder Rushing.

 

 

 

 Cool Crafts With Old Wrappers, Cans and Bottles:  Green Projects for Resourceful Kids by Carol Sirrine.

 

 

 

 Create Colorful Aluminum Jewelry:  Upcycle Cans Into Vibrant Necklaces, Rings, Earrings, Pins, and Bracelets by Helen Harle.

 

 

 

 Mosaics:  The Art of Reuse; 45 Inspired Designs Using Unconventional Materials by Galit Glazer.

 

 

 

 Papier-mache Monsters:  Turn Trinkets And Trash Into Magnificent Monstrosities by Dan Reeder.

 

 

 

 Sewing Bits & Pieces:  35 Projects Using Fabric Scraps by Sandi Henderson.

 

 

 

 Soda Pop Rockets:  20 Sensational Rockets To Make From Plastic Bottles by Paul Jarvis.

 

 

 

 The Cardboard Box Book:  25 Things To Make And do With An Empty Box.

 

 

 

 Trash Origami:  25 Paper Folding Projects Reusing Everyday Materials by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander.

 

 

 

 Trash-to-Treasure Papermaking:  Make Your Own Recycled Paper From Newspapers & Magazines, Can & Bottle Labels, Discarded Gift Wrap, Old Phonebooks, Junk Mail, Comic Books, and More by Arnole E. Grummer.

 

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