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December 2024 For a Little Library We Do a Lot! Mon., Tue., Wed., @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Thu. & Fri. @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat. @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm HOLIDAY HOURS December 24th & 25th - CLOSED December 31st - CLOSING @ 3:00 pm January 1st - CLOSED Friends Basket Auction Bidding has started for the Friends 19th Annual Basket Auction. Some of the auction items include: Handmade wooden Ohio State American flag by Steven Dukes; Toledo Zoo Family Pass; Norwex Basket; Cleveland Cavaliers Gift basket; Toledo Walleye Tickets; Ohio State items; variety of pies, Dietsch’s candy; Christmas & other seasonal wreaths; Kate Spade Handbags; One night stay at Hampton Inn; Fricker’s gift basket; Chick-fil-A basket; variety of gift cards; McComb Family Dental basket; Imagination Station tickets; Handmade quilts and zippered bags; McComb Family Sports Pass; Homemade noodles; Poor Boys Honey; jigsaw puzzles; Three Sisters’ Syrup baskets; Village of McComb Family Pool Pass; Wolfies Nuts; City BBQ basket; Toledo Alliance for Performing Arts tickets; Trumpet in the Land tickets; Golfing baskets; Tonka basket; LEGO baskets; plus many other great gifts! The Auction will conclude on Thursday, December 12 @ 6:00 p.m. Basket pick-up is Friday, December 13 - Thursday, December 19 Raffle Table Once again, we have our Raffle Table with various items for both kids and adults. Tickets are .25 cents each and are available at the circulation desk. Winners will be drawn at the end of the auction. The Basket Auction is the Friends of the Library’s main fundraiser for the year and we truly appreciate your support!

Morning Story Time Story Time is on Tuesdays from 10:15-11:00 a.m. for children ages 3-5 who are toilet trained. Story Time promotes early literacy and Kindergarten readiness in young children through books, music, crafts and more. These programs are specifically designed for children to attend on their own without adults/siblings. Each child is different and might not be up to the 45 minute program yet. We want this time to be a fun introduction to books and the library for all the children. December 10 is the last Story Time for the year. It will resume on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Registration for the 2025 Story Time is REQUIRED by calling the library or stopping in to register. December After School Programs Christmas craft Kindergarten & 1st Grade Wednesday, December 4 @ 3-4:00 p.m. 2nd & 3rd Grade Wednesday, December 11 @ 3-4:00 p.m. 5th & 6th Grade Tuesday, December 17 @ 3-4:00 p.m. 4th Grade Wednesday, December 18 @ 3-4:00 p.m. Send a Letter to Santa! Stop in the Library and pick up a Christmas letter kit complete with envelope and sticker. Fill out our special letter to Santa, bring it back to the library and put in our Santa Mailbox. Letters received by Saturday, December 7 will get a personal response letter from Santa in the mail! Please be sure to clearly write your child’s full name and address on the letter so we can assure that it will arrive from Santa.

New Books Adult Fiction An Amish Thanksgiving by Beth Wiseman The Asheville Christmas Tradition by Hope Holloway The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams Blame the Beignets by Ginger Bolton Christmas in Bethel by Richard Paul Evans Christmas with a Crank by Courtney Walsh A Corpse Among the Carolers by Debra Sennefelder December Detour by Megan Squires Deadly Crush by Maddie Day Deadly Revenge by Patricia Bradley Death by the Book by Lucy Connelly Desolation Code by Clive Cussler Fireproof by Susan May Warren Fondue or Die by Korina Moss The Forgotten One by Catherine Bybee The Herringbone Harbor Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum High Country Homestead by Megan Squires A Holiday Homicide by Ellie Alexander Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell I’ll Be Home For Mischief by Jacqueline Frost I Think I Was Murdered by Colleen Coble The Maui Effect by Sara Ackerman The Mirror by Nora Roberts Mistletoe and Memories by Fiona Baker Murder Island by James Patterson & Brian Sitts My Three Dogs by Bruce W. Cameron Nantucket Summer House by Pamela Kelley Never Forgotten by Hannah Linder Now or Never by Janet Evanovich Orange Blossom Way by Jan Moran The Party by Natasha Preston Pretending to be the Mountain Man’s Wife by Misty M. Beller Reel Trouble by Karen MacInerney Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property by Mike Lupica Rolling Toward Clear Skies by Catherine Ryan Hyde Shadow of Fear by Susan Sleeman Shadow Survivor by Christy Barritt Snowy Mountain Christmas by Sharon Sala To Die For by David Baldacci Trial by Fire by Danielle Steel Variation by Rebecca Yarros The Waiting by Michael Connelly We Three Queens by Rhys Bowen Wishing for Mistletoe by Robin Lee Hatcher You Fetta Watch Out by Linda Reilly Adult Non-Fiction America’s Test Kitchen 25th Anniversary Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen The Baxters Devotional by Karen Kingsbury The Elf on the Shelf Family Cookbook by Chanda A. Bell Good Energy by Casey Means, MD Most Requested Copycat Dishes by Favorite Family Recipes Sweet Tooth by Sarah Fennel Unnatural Ohio: A History of Buckeye Cryptids, Legends & Other Mysteries by M. Kristina Smith Memorials In Memory of Jim Lora From McComb Class of 1961: Eyewitness Soccer by DK; The Military Vehicles Encyclopedia by Arnold Ringstad

New Movies *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice *Blink Twice Blue Christmas Country Rain The Critic *The Crow Dead Money Escaping Ohio *Genie God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust *Godzilla Minus One Holiday Twist Hounds of War House of the Dragon Season 2 *It Ends With Us *The Killer’s Game *1992 *Reagan Skincare Someone Like You Speak No Evil A Sudden Case of Christmas Teddy’s Christmas Trap Until the Last Promise *You Gotta Believe Kids Movies PBS Kids Barnyard Buddies Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday Thomas & Friends The Christmas Letter Express *DVD & Blu-Ray 12 Movies can be checked out for one week. Library Services • Computers for Patron use • Notary - Please call for availability • Copies and Faxing • Free Wi-Fi • Hotspots (2 week check out) • Fine Free (Charges for lost or damaged items only.) • Auto Renewal (Unless there are holds, fines and other overdue items.) • Ellison machine & Dies for Patron use (Must supply your own paper.) The Library Staff would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!

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