Butterflies to Celebrate NPL’s 130th Anniversary!

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Have you noticed our logo resembles a butterfly?

We’re decorating the Library with paper butterflies to celebrate!

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If you’d like to participate, here are three patterns:

An easy butterfly for those who are good with a scissors.

ButterflyCutouts An origami butterfly, a relatively easy pattern, by origami standards: http://bit.ly/1rp4hsK

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The last pattern we’re supplying uses two papers the size of dollar bills (a nice idea for a package-topper where you want to add a little something extra)! It’s your basic accordion fold: http://bit.ly/2ci37h7

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If you’d be willing to share any butterflies you make, we would love to hang them for a bit as we celebrate the Library’s 130th Anniversary on September 27!

 

–Susan