Christmas is one week from today. My list of things to do seems to grow as each minute ticks away. I keep telling myself to relax and that everything will be ready because it always is and if everything I want to do does not get done...oh well, there is always next year!! But, while I do look forward to the holidays and love to get together with family and friends at Christmas, my very favorite day of the year will actually be here in eight days...December 26th!! I have relished this day since my three kids were just tiny. To me this is perhaps the most relaxing day of the entire year. A day to stay in bathrobes and pj's, eat leftover Christmas goodies, and play with all the new toys (or in some cases, to put the new toys together and then play!!) My children are all teenagers now and today the toys are primarily of the electronic nature or the green stuff that they will spend merrily at the mall but I still love December 26th for the freedom it allows and the expectation that next year I am going to have everything done far in advance of December 25th...

Here at the library we are swamped with books being returned and finding limited space on our tightly packed shelves for all these returned items. Teachers and families seem to like the idea of clearing the decks before the avalanche of Christmas rolls through our homes. When January comes around folks will be back to carry out stacks of new books to read, but just before Christmas they have far more important things to do and very little time to enjoy the leisure of reading. When things do pick up again in the new year, we hope families will want to register their children for the many fun programs we have scheduled to begin in January. Crafts, storytimes, knitting, miniatures, movies and much more will all be here for free when the hub bub settles down and the new year begins. Just call 589-4631 and we will be happy to give you all the details. In the meantime, Happy Holidays and Happy December 26th to all...