What’s happening
As the city grows, the building currently housing the Dripping Springs Community Library is too small for programming or to hold new materials. Earlier this year, library officials launched a fundraising campaign to raise money to build a new facility about four times the size of the current one.
As a way to contribute, anyone can sponsor a glass butterfly, ranging in a variety of sizes, that will become part of the art featured in the library. The plan for the butterflies is to hang over the library’s staircase.
Patrons who sponsor a butterfly get to create their own.
“We know that there are a lot of young families who moved to Dripping Springs and we wanted for them to also be able to participate in a way that was going to be manageable, and where they can feel like they're teaching their kids to be a part of something,” said Missy Atwood, president of the DSCL district board of trustees.
Get involved
The first group of sponsors attended their butterfly workshop Sept. 29 at Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room, 2250 Hwy. 290, Dripping Springs. Deep Eddy volunteered the space to DSCL for the event.
The workshop was hosted by Texas artist Carlyn Ray, known for her glass art. Attendees gathered to learn what creative options they had, as Ray explained how different materials would work on each glass butterfly, before heading to their own table to make their art.
Ray will take the butterflies to her studio, where they will be melted in a kiln, then drilled with holes so they can hang in the library.
Going forward
The campaign’s goal is to raise $5 million, with $1.5 million raised so far. For more information, or to donate, visit www.dscl.org.
