It’s a winter reading wonderland at TADL!
(TRAVERSE CITY) - As the snowflakes dance outside, there's no better time to curl up with a good book. Whether you crave thrilling adventures, heartwarming tales, or movies and music of all kinds, your library has something for everyone. So grab your favorite blanket, a warm cup of cocoa, and let the magic of reading turn a snowy day into a cozy getaway! Remember, if you can't make it to the library you can always access items anytime anywhere from tadl.org/download-stream.
The holiday season does bring some schedule changes to the libraries:
Woodmere
CLOSED 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1
Closing at 6 pm: 12/26, 12/27, 12/28, 12/30
East Bay
CLOSED 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1
Closing at 6 pm: 12/26
Kingsley
CLOSED 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1
For holiday hours at our member libraries (Peninsula, Fife Lake, and Interlochen) please visit the individual library websites.
Featured holiday programming includes:
Sun. December 8 - 'Tis the Season for Love Letters! With Local Author Jim McCormick, 2 pm
Christmas Eve is not the ideal time for a husband to realize that he had forgotten to buy his wife a gift. Especially when the couple is experiencing their very first Christmas as a married couple. Panic mode. After all, this was 1968. Shopping malls were still a relatively new concept and gas stations were primarily a place for fueling up your car, not for scoring a last-minute gift.
Jim McCormick remembers that evening well. “I was feeling romantic but having forgotten to buy a really nice gift for my darling, I did the only thingI could do. I poured out my heart in as beautiful a letter as I could muster about our life together that year.” Not only did McCormick save that critical “first Christmas,” his impromptu gift evolved to become a holiday tradition captured in his new book, Story of a Marriage: 50 Years of Christmas Love Letters, from Mission Point Press. https://www.tadl.org/loveletters
Fri. December 13 - Teen Craft & Chill After-Hours, 7 - 10 pm
Get ready for a cozy evening of movies, crafts, and snacks! We’ve got craft supplies, but feel free to bring your own to add to the mix. Wear your comfiest PJs, grab a blanket, or join us! Hot cocoa and cookies included, registration required at tadl.org/events
Wed. December 18 - Come for the gnomes, stay for the play!
Holiday Gnome Crafternoon 2 - 3:30 pm, followed by a live performance of A Christmas Carol at 5:30 pm in the McGuire Community Room. Details online at tadl.org/events
Sat. December 20 - Visit Santa & Jenny the Storytelling Elf!, 10 am - Noon
Join us in the McGuire Room for a morning of storytelling and holiday magic! Jenny the Storytelling Elf (aka local storyteller Jenifer Strauss) leads us through interactive holiday stories that will warm your heart. After the stories, Santa will join us for photos, fun, and a free holiday book for each family. Crafts and holiday music complete this magical event. No sign-up needed.
Sat. December 21 - Live at the Library (McGuire Room)
A Christmas Carol (A Two-Man Adaptation), 1 pm
The Cherry Capital Men's Chorus - Holiday Music, 3 pm
Sun. December 22 - Live at the Library (McGuire Room)
Pianist/Vocalist Peter Bergin- Holiday Music, 1 pm
TLC Handbell Choir - Holiday Music, 3 pm
Sat. December 28 - Make your own family game! Winter STEAM Camp with Challenge Island, 10 am - Noon
Create a new game your family can take home and enjoy over and over! Your family will be their own STEAM team and we’ll have multiple options you can use to make a game.
Mon. December 30 - Happy Noon Year Celebration! 11 am - 12:15 pm
Join us as we ring in the new year at a time that isn't past bedtime. We’ll have crafts, games, and a dance party when the clock strikes noon! You won't want to miss this fun-filled program to wrap up a fun-filled year at TADL! Fancy dress or pajamas are encouraged but not required.
Check our calendar for the most up-to-date roster of events. Press resources are available online at tadl.org/press TADL provides dynamic resources and innovative services to stimulate intellectual curiosity, facilitate lifelong learning, promote literacy, and nurture personal enrichment. Circulating over 1,300,000 items each year, TADL provides a wide variety of services, including a broad collection of books, digital streaming and downloads, public computers, free WiFi, a Talking Book Library, and free programs for all ages.
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