GR residents can repurpose old books

Turn old books into beautiful holiday decorations with the help of the crafty staff at the Sweetwater County Library.

The library’s Holiday Altered Books Workshop will be Dec. 12. Those wanting to participate can drop by anytime between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library, 300 N. 1st E. in Green River.

Altered books is the process of recycling old books into pieces of art. Projects can be big and use an entire book, or they can be small, using as little as one page from a book.

Reference Specialist Bianca Jorgensen, who is helping organize the event, said the workshop will have stations throughou...