The purpose of the Leonida Leatherdale Needle Arts Library (LLNA Library) is to provide and maintain a collection of printed and other resource materials that will support members of the association in furthering their personal growth in many fields of stitchery. The library also provides and maintains a collection of materials to support the students enrolled in EAC/ACB’s technique study courses.
Donate to the LLNA Library
There are a few ways to support the LLNA Library. There are many expenses involved in maintaining the books and, in some cases, purchasing new books. Monetary donations are eligible for tax receipts. In addition, as you are downsizing, you may find books that could be of value to the library. In that case, please get in touch with our librarian to determine which books might be added to the collection.
Borrowing Books
With more than 1,700 books, the new LLNA Library online catalogue at EAC/ACB TinyCat is ready for members! Here, members can see a book’s cover image and borrowing status, place holds, check out books, view related titles, request more information about specific titles, and get reminders about their loans.
To borrow books, you’ll need to use your membership number to log in, so have it handy!
Members can borrow up to four items for six weeks; chapters may borrow up to 20 books for a two-month period. EAC/ACB will pay the shipping fees to you. Members are responsible for covering the cost of returning the books to the library.
Join our librarian, Natalie Dupuis, as she leads you through TinyCat’s features on the EAC/ACB YouTube channel.
In addition to searching by title or author, these are some of the tags you can use:
- Embroidery
- Needlework
- Design & Colour
- Ethnic & Folk
- History
- Samplers
- Cross Stitch
- Patterns
- Textiles
- Ecclesiastical/Religious
- Folk
- Smocking
- Crewel
- Beadwork
- Clothing & Costume
- Designs
- Blackwork
- Whitework
- Counted Thread
- Painting