Looking for a light-hearted holiday romance novel (with a few “festive” twists and turns)? Well, grab a big cup of hot cocoa and get cozy! The Library has a few Hallmark movie-inspired book recommendations that are sure to make you merry.
The holiday season is the perfect time to curl up in your favorite spot with a good holiday book. Cozy mystery novels, with their backdrops of snowy small towns, bed and breakfasts, coffee shops, village bakeries, and quaint book stores make for the perfect read this time of year.
Whether you celebrate, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or something else entirely, this list of holiday books for kids will put the whole family in a festive mood. Choose from this list picked by our expert librarians (or search our catalog and create your own list) and get lost in the memorable stories and magical illustrations that come with this special time of year.
Do you plan to skip the store-bought cookies and pre-made mixes and make something entirely from scratch this holiday? Looking for some new traditions, new decorations, or ways to make memories together with the kids? Get crafty and get cooking with help from the Library!
In the days leading up to December 21 – the darkest day of the year – more and more people will be lighting candles, hanging twinkle lights, decorating trees (and bushes) and filling the skies with fireworks. It's quite the festive time of year! For more on celebrations of light and winter holidays all around the world, check out this family-friendly booklist. It's sure to deLIGHT!
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year but it can also be extremely stressful, even for kids. Luckily, we have a way to help you and the family get into those feelings of comfort and joy in no time and that is of course through BOOKS! We’ve put together a booklist that explores traditions from different cultures, takes you on a life-changing quest to the North Pole, and sends you on an enchanting adventure as the lead ballet dancer in The Nutcracker. So, get the pine-scented candles going, light the tree, find the most comfortable spot in the house and start reading your way through these holiday books.
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year but it can also be extremely stressful, even for kids. Luckily, we have a way to help you and the family get into those feelings of comfort and joy in no time and that is of course through BOOKS! We’ve put together a booklist that explores traditions from different cultures, takes you on a life-changing quest to the North Pole, and sends you on an enchanting adventure as the lead ballet dancer in The Nutcracker. So, get the pine-scented candles going, light the tree, find the most comfortable spot in the house and start reading your way through these holiday books.
This collection of books for adults and children touch on the history of Juneteenth, the lasting effects of Juneteenth and celebrate fiction and nonfiction by African American authors that continue to influence and shape our culture over 150 years later.
Family traditions are a huge part of what make the holidays so special. While you teach your children about the importance of your own traditions, it's also a great time to expose children to other traditions and holidays from around the world.
