General Information
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What a privilege to belong to a guild with such a huge selection of books for our craft of quilting! The guild library contains almost 750 books and magazines. There are also some books containing photos from earlier guild shows- a wonderful treat!
For a full list of our library books click HERE
The library is open before our in-person meetings. Library volunteers are at the ready to assist you from 6:00 p.m. for returns and checkout and closes at 6:45 p.m. sharp. This will allow the library volunteers to put the books away in time to participate in the meeting when it starts. Come early if you want time to browse – there is a lot to see.
Book returns may be deposited into the box labelled “BOOK RETURNS” on the main library table.
Members are permitted to take out any reasonable number of books, but only ONE new magazine.
Please remember that books taken out at one meeting are due back at the next meeting. If you can’t be there, please find a friend to return them for you, or contact our guild librarian at yhqgLibrary00@gmail.com.
If you have suggestions on books you would like to see in our library, we would be very glad to consider them.
Library books are categorized and colour-coded with a label on the spine of each book.
As a trial, the books will be on display based on a schedule. This will help to circulate all of the books and ensure that members have a chance to see all of our collection over the course of the in-person meetings. The schedule is as follows:
September:
- Modern: Orange
- Techniques (paper piecing, Seminole etc.): Salmon
- Cultural (includes country/ holidays/seasonal): Light Blue
- Small Projects: Light Brown/Tan
- Quilts (general): Pink
October:
- Design: Marigold (dark) yellow
- Using Pre-cuts: Dark Brown
- General (how-to books): White
- Quilting (joining together layers of fabric): Lemon yellow
November:
- Appliqué: Red
- Baby & Children: Grape Purple
- Surface design (embellishments etc.): Lavender
- Miniatures: Kelly Green
- Art quilts: Lime Green
April
- Patchwork: Dark Blue (the other half of our collection of books in this category)
May
- Patchwork: Dark Blue (the other half of our collection of books in this category)
It is now easier than ever to find your book of choice.
Before you go to the guild meeting, you can also view this great list of books by title, author and subject on the new library software, Librarika©. Access is by email and password. If you would like to be set up to view the list of books and request books ahead of the meetings, kindly email the librarian at yhqgLibrary00@gmail.com.
By using this log in feature, you can request books that are in a different category than those scheduled to be on display in any given meeting (as described above). We will do our best to have them pulled out, if given enough advanced notice before the next meeting.
Library Policies
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- Only York Heritage Quilters’ Guild members may borrow from the library – please show your Membership Card each time you sign out materials.
- At any one time, each member may borrow: any reasonable number of books/magazines, but only ONE new magazine.
- All books may be renewed, if not already reserved by another member, except those marked as “NEW”.
- All books and materials are due back at the next meeting. If you would like to keep the book longer than that, please email the librarian. This is possible if no one else has requested the item. If you cannot attend a meeting to return the book(s), please send your items with a friend or email the librarian before the meeting to arrange to renew or return them.
- Please contact our guild the librarian at yhqgLibrary00@gmail.com if you have any questions or special requests, or to reserve a book.
Remember: Photocopying of books or patterns is not permitted. This may violate the author’s copyright and is unlawful.
York Heritage Quilters Guild 
