Library hosts DIY lotion event

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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Librarian Renee Beverly explained to community members how to create your own lotion Jan. 24 at the Austintown branch.

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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Librarian Renee Beverly assisted community members in collecting supplies Jan. 24 at the Austintown library's DIY Lotion event.

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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Community members gathered supplies used to create a DIY lotion Jan. 24 at the Austintown library.

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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Librarian Renee Beverly organized the Austintown library's first DIY lotion event Jan. 24.

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Neighbors | Jessica Harker.Amya and Jeremiah Kelly mixed ingredients provided by the Austintown library Jan. 24 to create their own lotion.

By JESSICA HARKER

jharker@vindy.com

The Austintown branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County hosted a DIY lotion making event on Jan. 24.

Librarian Renee Beverly hosted the event.

“I got the idea from Pinterest,” Beverly said. “It’s just a fun easy project that we can do.”

The library provided all supplies, which included baby lotion, coconut oil, vitamin E cream, essential oil and bottles.

Beverly started the event by explaining to community members how to create the lotion.

“It’s actually really easy, you gather the supplies and you can make a lot of lotion,” Beverly said. “And you get to personalize it too which is great.”

Community members mixed pre-portioned ingredients together, adding essential oil if they chose to add a specific smell. More than 15 people attended the event, which is the first of its kind at the library.

“We love to be able to have fun events like this, that teach people how to do something new and easy,” Beverly said.

For more information on upcoming library events, go to www.libraryvisit.org.