Re-Felting the Story Board

It is not every day that you get to re-felt your story board, but that is what we did today! We were fortunate to get a donation of items from a local charity group that was dissolving. They wanted to provide storytime and children's programming materials for us, so we were able get some items that were on our wish list.

We unscrewed the board off of its stand, took it out of its metal frame by wedging a screw under the frame to pop out the rivets, and then peeled the old flannel off of the board. It had not been replaced since the library opened over 8 years ago; needless to say it was pretty patchy and the felt was lumpy and picked. 

I used tacky glue to glue it to the backing, we put it back in its frame, and screwed it back to its stand. This makes it sound like it was easier than it actually was. Our frame broke in half, so we will most likely have to tape it to prevent its edges from popping out. I have a feeling this particular board was not created with the intention of being able to re-felt it at any point. BUT! It is done, and I am excited to have pretty new flannel backing on the board now!