Just a reminder, because it is that time of year, if school is closed for a weather event, then the public library is closed as well. The annual Library Used Book “Sale” will take place Dec. 21 – Dec. 30 in the library meeting room. A vast variety of used books will be available. Remember, used books make great gifts and there is sure to be something for everyone!

TaleSpinners Storytime will meet on Mon., Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m. for our Holiday Party featuring cookie decorating, stories, crafts, and a very special guest. This 30-minute interactive program is for pre-school aged children and their caregivers. This will be the last meeting of TaleSpinners until the new year with Jan Malone returning as guest reader on Monday, January 9 with the theme of “snowmen”. This and other information can be found on the library website at www.msplonline. org.

Fifth Friday Books and Chocolate Zoom Talks with Lisa Cromell and Kristin Fondriest returns on Friday, December 30 at 10:30. You can register for the Zoom link on the library’s Facebook page. This month we will be discussing the book Every Heart A Doorway by Seanen McGuire and trying a new chocolate bar. Tune in to hear more about the first book in the Wayward Children Series!

With the holidays fast approaching, here are the hours at the library for the rest of the month:

December 21-22 10:00am-8:00pm

December 23 10:00am-5:00pm

December 27-28 10:00am-6:00pm

December 29 10:00am-8:00pm

December 30 10:00am-5:00pm

CLOSED December 24-26, 31 & January 1-2

New Book: The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller. In this “briskly entertaining” (New York Times Book Review), “transporting and wholly original” (People Magazine) novel, one man banishes himself to a solitary life in the Arctic Circle, and is saved by good friends, a loyal dog, and a surprise visit that changes everything. Written with wry humor and in prose as breathtaking as the stark landscape it evokes, The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is a testament to the strength of our human bonds, reminding us that even in the most inhospitable conditions on the planet, we are not beyond the reach of love. (from the publisher)