Two groups meet at the Canastota Public Library weekly
(Canastota) On Friday Feb. 21 the Canastota Library Knitters donated baby hats to Oneida Healthcare Center Auxiliary Board member Lynda Cole. The baby hats will be sent home with newborns as they leave the hospital. This year, more than 110 baby hats were donated.
Lynda Cole thanked the groups for their work. “You all do such a nice job,” she exclaimed.
She indicated that last month more than 30 babies were born at the OHC. According to Cole, each of these babies looked adorable in their specially knitted caps.
The Canastota Public Library Knitting Group began in early February of 2008. The group of almost 20 knitters meets every Friday at the Canastota Public Library in the Lawson Community Room on the library’s lower level.
A Second Knitting Group, which meets on Thursday evenings at the library began a few years later. The Knitting Groups work on projects for other local not-for-profit agencies including making mittens and hats for the Opportunity Shop and Head Start, blankets for cats at Wanderer’s Rest. The group is open to the public and welcomes new and experienced knitters and crafters to every meeting.
The Morning Knitting Group meets each Friday morning from 10 a.m. until Noon. The Evening Group meets each Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8.
The library is located at 102 W. Center Street in Canastota.