WWKIP Day Brooklyn 2009

the yarn monkey

WWKIP Day Brooklyn 2009[/size]

Brooklyn Central Public Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 101217

Saturday June 13, 2009
From 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Hosted by: Grace Shanahan

Should I read? Or should I knit? It's World Wide Knit in Public Day 2009 in Brooklyn! WWKIP for those in the know. Grace Shanahan is a children's librarian, who for over 20 years has been an avid knitter. Grace will be hosting the WWKIP Day at the Brooklyn Central Public Library at Grand Army Plaza on Saturday, June 13 2009.

Local knitting groups from all over Brooklyn and New York will be there. No registration is needed, all are welcome... that incldues crocheters and spinners. Bring your own water, sun block, a hat, and your knitting (lawn chair optional). Bathrooms are available to teh public. In case of rain, the event will take place in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room, on the Eastern Parkway side of the library.

For other New York locations and dates go to:
http://www.wwkipday.com/find_kip.htm

For more about WWKIP Day visit their website:
http://www.wwkipday.com

Hope to see you there,
Tony Limuaco,
The Yarn monkey

Hundreds of people are will be there so get there early to participate in events such as: Learn to, Knit, Book Raffles, Charity Knitting, The Knit Doctor, Storytime for Children, and Spinning Demonstrations. Bring the kids!

DIRECTIONS

Subway: Take the 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza or Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum of Art station, or Q to 7th Avenue and walk up Flatbush around Grand Army Plaza to the Central Library. You can't miss it.

Bus: B41, B69, B71 (B45, B48, B67 2-4 blocks)

Car: From Manhattan - Brooklyn Bridge and left onto Tillary, then right onto Flatbush Avenue. Or take Manhattan Bridge, which turns into Flatbush Ave. r From Brooklyn and Queens - BQE (Brooklyn Queens Expressway) to Tillary exit. Take a left onto Flatbush Ave. All approaches - Follow Flatbush Avenue about two miles to enter traffic circle around Grand Army Plaza. Central Library is on the far side of traffic circle