Thank you to all who donated new children’s books for the Gift of Reading this year. You have brightened a child’s holiday with the gift that keeps giving every time they read. The books have been sent on their way to be distributed, and we hope for even more participation next year, so remember that while you shop for books.
Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 12th to discuss this year’s Great Michigan Read, The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley. This book discussion and holiday party (meaning yes, there will be sweets!) will meet at 6 p.m. We hope to see you there! The Great Michigan Read program is a One Book One State program that is administered through the Michigan Humanities Council. Read more about the program at www.michiganhumanities. org/great-michigan-read.
The deadline for recipe submission to the “Battle of the Recipe Box” cookoff contest is December 31. Those interested in participating will need to complete the submission form found on the website under events or drop a copy off at the library and include their favorite original personal or family recipe along with a paragraph or two as to why this recipe is so topnotch! Voting begins on January 10 and runs through January 31. The top five vote getters will create their dishes for a taste off on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Munising Library.
We will celebrate Jane Austen’s 248th Birthday on December 16 with a showing of the film ‘Becoming Jane’ (PG-13) at 11 a.m.. This film features Anne Hathaway and John McAvoy in a behind the scenes look at the beloved author’s life.
NEW BOOK: A True Account by Katherine Howe. As the golden age of piracy comes to a bloody close, a man is hanged in Boston’s town square for thievery and whispers spread of a treasure hidden somewhere in the Caribbean. Hannah Masury takes her life into her own hands, disguising herself as a cabin boy in the pitiless crew of the notorious pirate Edward “Ned” Low in order to hunt down this life-changing wealth. Meanwhile in 1930, Professor Marian Beresford pieces together Hannah’s story, seeing her own lack of freedom reflected back at her as she watches Hannah’s transformation. At the center of Hannah Masury’s account lies a centuries-old mystery that Marian is determined to solve—and that Hannah may have been determined to take to her grave. A True Account tells the unforgettable story of two women in different worlds, both shattering the rules of their society and risking everything to live on their own terms. (Provided by publisher).
