LibraryAware december 2022

Holbrook Public Library — December 2023

'Tis is the Season for Winter Reading

Happy Holidays!

We are saying goodbye to our dinosaur friends as they head out on their adventures in warmer parts of the world and saying Hello! to the return of our two Kindness Elves! The Elves are bringing with them some special guests, special Holiday Crafts, and our new friend, Library Director Kate! All of us here at the HPL are looking forward to sharing time with all of you this holiday season!

Special Events

A Holiday Present
Stories and Songs by Mark Binder

Saturday 12/9 at 11am

Handcrafted Holidays

Grab and Go Crafts
Hanukkah 12/2

Yule 12/15

Kwanzaa 12/22

Winter Solstice

Town Forest Walk

Thursday 12/21 at 4pm

https://www.holbrookpubliclibrary.org

Youth Services

Ms. Steph is wrapping up the fall cycle of Story Times and Weekly Tween and Teen Clubs so be sure to visit our website event calendar to check the schedule. Although, some of the regular happenings will be taking a short break in December, Steph is running few special programs in this month such as the Tween Craft: DIY Snow Globes and a Month long Winter Scavenger Hunt. On December 9, we are having our special guest Mark Binder for some Holiday Songs and Stories. On December 12, Ms. Gina, our new Youth Services Assistant will be starting with us. We are excited for you all to meet her! Get ready for fun and festivities with Ms. Steph and Ms. Gina!

Read With Polar Bear
Thursdays at 4pm

https://www.holbrookpubliclibrary.org

Tweens & Teens Weekly Clubs
see website for dates and times

https://www.holbrookpubliclibrary.org

Adult Services

December Fun for adults
December Crafts have filled up quickly, but check out our new additions to the schedule: 1 in person program available and 3 festive Holiday Grab and Go Kits. On Dec. 30, Self Care Saturdays will be a Felted Soap Making Workshop. On Dec. 2, our Handcrafted Holiday Craft Grab and Go kits- Hanukkah edition will be available featuring Star of David and Peace Dove origami projects. On Dec. 15, our Handcrafted Holidays Grab and Go kits- Yule Edition featuring Bird Seed ornaments will be here for pickup. On Dec. 22, our final December Handcrafted Holidays Grab and Go kits - Kwanzaa edition will be available and will feature a Mkeka woven mat craft . Stop by and pick up a kit and help celebrate these Winter Holidays.

We are once again partnering with our friends at the Ashland Library to have 2 Zoom presentations. On Tuesday Dec 5 at 7 pm, join us in the library or from your home for a Zoom with Chef Erin! On Monday Dec 11 at 7pm join us from your homes for a Holiday Romance book review Zoom session with John Charles, co-author of Romance Today An A to Z Guide to Contemporary American Romance Writer.

On Wednesday Dec 13, Catherine will be hosting an in person Zoom event for the re-scheduled Lotus Blossom Lantern program.

On Thursday Dec. 21, Catherine, Patty and the Friends of the Holbrook town Forest will be leading a Winter Solstice walk and story time in the Holbrook Town Forest.

Visit our website https://www.holbrookpubliclibrary.org for all the details or to register for any of these programs!

Winter Kindness

This year our Kindness elves are asking for donations of kindness for Holbrook Seniors in need. In partnership with the Holbrook COA, we are collecting donations of small necessities and treats to help us spread Holiday cheer to our community's Seniors. Beginning on Tuesday, December 5th, you can take a tag from the tree and then return to the library by Wednesday, December 20th to drop off the suggested items. The Elves will take it from there.

Friends of the Holbrook Library

The Friends of the Holbrook Library want to thank everyone for their generous support of their recent Gift Basket raffle! It was very successful and all funds go towards supporting the Library's programs and events. Congratulations to the winner!

There is a new Raffle for this month...a Scratch Ticket Wreath! Perfect timing for the Holidays!

The Friends will be participating in the Holiday Stroll on Saturday December 2! Look for them at one of their two tables...outside on North Franklin Street near the Library lawn or the one inside the library. They will be selling raffle tickets for the Scratch ticket Wreath as well as for a special Gift Basket for the Holiday Stroll. There will also be gently used Holiday books and Friends of the Library Tote bags with a gift certificate for 2 free books/dvds from the Friends Book Alley available for purchase!

Holbrook Public Library Fund, Inc..

Join the Fund
https://holbrooklibraryfund

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December News

The Holbrook Public Library Fund will be at the Holiday Stroll on Saturday Dec. 2 to meet our neighbors and community members. Stop by to enter the raffle to win one of 2 gift baskets featuring a gift card form JMF Landscaping and a 3 pound jar of Kevin's Honey! JMF will offer have some wonderful items available for purchase While visiting the table, be sure to ask about the recent Building Conditions Assessment study done by Habeeb and Associates!

News and Announcements

Hellos and Goodbyes

We are very happy to introduce our new Library Director, Kate Gomes! Kate started on November 27 and can't wait to start getting to know all of you! Stop by the Library during the Holiday Stroll to enjoy a fun craft, some snacks and to meet Kate!

While we are welcoming Kate to our staff and to Holbrook, we are also preparing to say goodbye to our Assistant Director, Mike Long. Mike has accepted a Library Director position in West Boylston and will be leaving us on December 9th. Please join us in wishing him much success in his new Library! We are all going to miss you, Mike!

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