2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Makers Day Donation Drive

East Brunswick Public Library is asking you to donate materials to be upcycled/recycled for our Makers Day Celebration on March 15 and 16.

We are currently looking for the following items in new/gently used and clean condition:

  • Cardboard tubes
  • Corrugated cardboard, flattened (preferably not oversized)
  • Corks
  • Cereal boxes/cereal box cardboard (or similar thickness/texture)
  • Tissue paper, any color or pattern
  • Styrofoam plates/trays
  • Paper and paper scraps/junk mail (with no identifying/sensitive information) - colored/patterned paper preferred
  • Cardstock sheets and useable scraps (colored/patterned paper okay)
  • Manga/comic books or pages, for crafting
  • Magazines or upcycled book pages
  • Old crayons (especially burgundy or red)
  • Clear plastic jars (preferably with lids)
  • Unwanted fabric/fabric scraps (donated clothes for crafting are okay; t-shirts welcome)
  • Egg cartons (either Styroform or cardboard)
  • Bottle caps (varying sizes okay)

Donations may be dropped off in the large labled box near the entrance through March 1.

Thank you for your support!