Centennial Quilt
Acquired: 1991; Location: Junior Room

Created in honor of the 100th birthday of the library, the Centennial Quilt transforms the magic of books into unforgettable visual images. It contains squares of original artwork supplied by renowned children’s illustrators and authors who illustrate their own books. The library sent blank muslin squares to illustrators throughout the country, along with a request to illustrate the square with a design of their choice and then return it to the library. Twenty-nine squares arrived and were joined by a Centennial square created by staff artist Melody A. Danley.

Talented members of the Faithful Circle Quilters Guild then devoted several months to the project, designing the color scheme and assembling the quilt from the squares provided.