York Heritage Quilters Guild
Library Books Categorized and Colour-Coded!
What a privilege to belong to a guild with such a huge selection of books for our craft of quilting! There's exciting news this season! It is now easier than ever to find your book of choice from our growing collection of almost 800 quilting books. Last year, a group of volunteers started the process of categorizing all of the books. Evelyn has continued this process. The 10 categories are differentiated by colloured labels located on the top left corner of every book. The categories/colours are the following:
- Applique: Red
- Art quilts: Lime Green
- Cultural (includes country/ holidays/seasonal): Light Blue
- Design: Dark Yellow
- General (how to books): White
- Patchwork: Blue
- Quilts (general topic of quilts): Pink
- Quilting (joining together layers of fabric): Yellow
- Surface design (embellishments etc.): Violet
- Techniques (paper piecing, Seminole etc.): Orange
The books will be placed on tables by colour for easier locating. Before you go to the guild meeting, you can also view this great list of books by titles, authors and subject.
- YHQG Library 2011-12: Sorted by Author
- YHQG Library 2011-12: Sorted by Title
- YHQG Library 2011-12: Sorted by Subject
Library Information
The library is located on the main floor, west side of the Floral Hall. Book returns will be through the double doors half-way down the west side of the hall. Library books will be set up in the kitchen. Please enter from the hallway and exit at the north doors by the stage. The library is open from 5:45 pm for return and checkout, and closes at 6:45 pm sharp. It re-opens for a few minutes after the meetings for returns only. (Opens 1/2 hour earlier at the Community Quilt Workshop held in Janurary and the Annual General Meeting held in May.) Come early if you want time to browse. We ask that you enter through the north door to return your books and exit with your new books through the south door. Adherence to the library policies stated below will help to ensure that all members have an opportunity to benefit from our materials.
The library contains over 700 books, patterns, magazines and videos. Some of our books are not put out for display, but are kept in the archives. A list of these archived books will be posted in the library, and a librarian will be happy to get one for you.
There is a binder which contains very interesting magazines from the Canadian Quilters Association (CQA). Learn what is happening in other parts of Canada.
Members are permitted to take out any reasonable number of patterns, videos, and books, but only ONE new book (marked with a fluorescent sticker) and/or 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 the librarian, Evelyn Carter. If you have suggestions on books you would like to see in our library, we would be very glad to consider them.
Library Policies
- 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 patterns, videos, and books, but only ONE new book (marked with a fluorescent sticker) and/or ONE new magazine.
- All books and materials are due back at the next meeting (ie books can be kept for ONE month only) so that they are available to other members. If you cannot attend, please send your items with a friend or call the librarian before the meeting to arrange to renew or return them.
- New books may NOT be renewed. Other books may be renewed, if not already reserved.
- Do not photocopy books or patterns from the library. This violates the author's copyright and is illegal.
Please contact the librarian, Evelyn Carter, if you have any questions or special requests, or to reserve a book.
