December 2021 Library Newsletter
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Find your next read at the Ludington or Scottville Library! We have the books you want, both on the shelf and digitally. Stock up and curl up with your favorite authors this weekend. Visit our website and reserve or borrow online now! https://bit.ly/mcdl-login
 

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Forthcoming Books
 
Four new best-sellers in fiction are coming out in December. Log in to our catalog to reserve a copy, or call us and we can place your reserve.
 
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Fun Family Friday Crafts
 
Every Friday is a Fun Family Craft Friday at our libraries! Bags packed with care are available outside of the Ludington and Scottville Libraries on Fridays between 11 am and 3 pm. They always include activities that are fun, educational, entertaining, and have enough materials packed for several children. Stop by and pick up a family bag for this weekend!
 
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Santa Visited the Ludington Library!
 
Santa has been at our Ludington Library this week! He's taken time out of his busy schedule to share some stories with us on Facebook. One of the books he shared is "Clark the Shark Loves Christmas" by Bruce Hale and illustrated by Guy Francis. See all of Santa's stories on our Facebook page.
 
 
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December Library Board Meeting
 
The Mason County District Library meets at the Scottville Library, 204 E. State Street, Scottville, on Wednesday, December 15th at 4:00 pm. Find the proposed agenda here. Proper masking is required at all times in our libraries.
 
 
 

Shifting Landscapes Series

Education, including the 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory, and uncomfortable truths are among the planned topics for the continuing Shifting Landscapes series. Lectures at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts can be attended in-person or on Zoom. Find out more on our website!
 
 
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Successful Library Used Book Sale!
Thank you for your support!
 
The Friends of the Library appreciate the support of the community during the Used Book Sale held on November 13th and 14th! You made this a successful book sale, with just over $1,660 raised for Mason County District Library's children's programming.

Racial Equity Book Club

Our Racial Equity Book Club meets on the 4th Wednesdays of each month. Check our website for details the club, or email Thomas Trahey to be on the list for emailed updates.
 
 
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Recommended Reads

A snow country Christmas : Glory, Glory!
by Linda Lael Miller

Content with her quiet life in Mustang Creek, graphic designer and single mom Raine McCall is challenged by her opposites-attract fling with a visiting Hollywood executive. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author. Includes bonus story. (Romance). Reprint. 400,000 first printing. LJ
The Beatles : get back
by Ethan A. Russell

Drawing on over 120 hours of sound recordings, this official account of the creation of the Beatles’ final album, Let It Be, told in their own words, vividly comes to life with hundreds of previously unpublished images. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Keeper of the lost cities
by Shannon Messenger

At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
Anne Rice books
Anne Rice, author of "Interview With the Vampire" and thirty other novels, died this week at age 80. Find her works at our libraries!
 
 
 
Interview with the vampire : a novel
by Anne Rice

Recounting his first two hundred years of life, a vampire tells of his erotic alliance with Claudia, whose passions are forever locked up in the body of a child
Prince Lestat : The Vampire Chronicles
by Anne Rice

A tale spanning periods from the ancient to the modern world reunites fans with beloved characters, from Louis de Pointe Lac and the eternally young Armand to David Talbot and Marius, who hear a mysterious voice urging ancients to destroy increasing populations of maverick vampires. Simultaneous.