Carnegie Library Museum bursting with holiday spirit, creativity

November 26, 2019

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Longtime Carnegie Library Museum volunteer Laura Stebbins of Perry sold raffle tickets during the Art on the Prairie event for chances to win two quilts, sewn and donated by Linda Andorf of Perry.

The sixth annual Festival of Trees at the Carnegie Library Museum began its four-week run Saturday, with visitors viewing 50 lovingly decorated holiday-themed trees, wreaths and decorations. The display continues until Saturday, Dec. 21.

The Carnegie is open every day but Monday for visitors to the Festival of Trees. Special Carnegie hours will be held Friday, Nov. 29 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in conjunction with the Perry Lighted Christmas Parade and associated downtown festivities and Friday, Dec. 6 from 6-8 p.m. in conjunction with Las Posadas.

A raffle drawing for quilts donated by Linda Andorf of Perry will be held Dec. 15.

Admission to the Carnegie Library Museum is free, and visitors will be able to vote for their favorite entry with a token given to them when they enter the Carnegie. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Carnegie, which receives no programming funding from the city of Perry and stages its events on a shoestring budget.

Kids can also do a scavenger hunt: Find six or more of the eight items, and get a snowflake ornament. Be one of the first 75 kids to find eight of eight, and also get a coupon to later redeem at the Public Library for one of the candy-filled ornaments on the Perry Public Library’s tree and a chance to win the book, “The Night Before Christmas,” which is on top of the library’s tree.

Any kid who participates, no matter her or his score, will get to keep a holiday pencil.

Longtime Carnegie volunteers Katie Schott and Laura Stebbins are the lead organizers of the event, with many local individuals, businesses and civic and religious groups participating. Staffers with the Fullhart-Carnegie Trust, doing business as Hometown Heritage, which now occupies the 100-year-old library, also assist.

This year’s participants include: