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Knitting group to sell items to benefit Grissom Library

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – For the first time and just in time for the holidays, shoppers can purchase locally handmade craft items and help their library. A local group of knitters and crocheters is donating handiwork to help the Newport News Public Library System’s Virgil I. Grissom Library.

From left, Helene Flick, Ann-Marie Comer and Peggy Camp create items as part of Grissom Library’s Loosely Knit Group. The group’s handiwork will be for sale Nov. 20 at Grissom Library to benefit the Library. Photo by Karen Gill/Newport News Public Library

For more information, contact

Karen L. Gill 757-926-1350 | kgill@nngov.com

Newport News 2010 Oct 28

Everyone is invited to shop for homemade craft items 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, at Grissom Library. Items for sale include hats, scarves, mittens, baby blankets, baby sweaters, bookmarks, lap robes, afghans, dish towels, market bags, ornaments and more. All items are knit, crochet and counted cross-stitch made by members of the Library's Loosely Knit Group.

The Craft Sale is presented by the Group in conjunction with the Newport News Public Library System Foundation. All proceeds will benefit Grissom Library.

The Loosely Knit Group meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. every Thursday at Grissom Library to work on crafts and socialize. Anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting, or any craft is welcome, and no registration is required.

For more information, contact Grissom Library, 366 DeShazor Drive, Newport News, VA 23608, 757-369-3190.

The Newport News Public Library System consists of four public libraries, a public law library and a bookmobile. Programs presented by the Library System are free and open to the public. For more information on Newport News Public Library System programs, please call 757-247-8875 or visit www.nngov.com/library. View photos from the Newport News Public Library System’s programs at www.flickr.com/photos/25845028@N05/. View all Library News Releases at http://www.nngov.com/pressroom/press-releases/library-press-releases.

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