Learn about the quilts that make up Traveling Stitches on May 20

Each square of every quilt in the Traveling Stitches exhibition depicts the stories, memories, dreams, ideas and hopes of the day worker who created it.

On Tuesday, May 20, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, meet Mountain View Day Worker Center Executive Director Maria Marroquin at the Menlo Park Library (800 Alma St.), and learn about the quilting project and the stories of the people behind it.

The Day Worker Center’s quilt project was launched in 2010, part of the center’s English language-learning program. More than 140 men and women created quilt blocks depicting what was on their minds, pouring their passions, hopes and concerns into these small squared of fabric.

The quilts will be on display during library hours through June 24.

Photo courtesy of Menlo Park Library