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Please note that the Library will be closed on Jan. 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Day.

We put away the Christmas books and decorations yesterday, and this morning's snow has left a white dusting all around the library. I always enjoy one of my favorite albums, If on a Winter's Night, during the cold months between the holidays and Spring. It is a good album to listen to while reading, and let's be honest: this is the perfect season for reading. So come grab some books!

Thanks for Reading,

Justin Snook, Director

Happy New Year -- 2022 Top Tens

Did you know that our most popular items in 2022 were laptops and mobile hotspots? That 3 of our top 10 circulating DVDs were seasons of Yellowstone? It is always fun to look at what at what the most popular books in town were at the end of the year. Click here for the top ten books, DVDs, ebooks, audiobooks, and more checked out by Douglas patrons last year!

Building Funds are now at $157,321.58

Thanks, Pyne Sand and Stone, for your generous $1,500 donation!

Want a Spool?

The Friends of the Library have a giant spool in their book sorting room. In an ideal world, the Friends of the library would not have a giant spool in their book sorting room. Therefore, the Friends of the Library offer the giant spool in their book sorting room to whoever offers the biggest donation before the end of the month of January.

Place your pledges here by commenting, and YOU can have a giant spool in YOUR book sorting room on February 1!

The giant spool in the book sorting room is 40 inches wide and 36 inches tall, if you are particular about your giant spools.

Upcoming Events:

-January 17, 6:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 4-7

-January 17, 6:30pm -- SciFi Book Club: Persepolis Rising by James S A Corey

-January 18, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 2-4

-January 18, 3:30pm -- Lego Club I

-January 23, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 18 mos -2

-January 23, 1:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 3-5

-January 24, 12:30pm -- Music and Movement

-January 24, 3:30pm -- Book Bunch: Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

-January 24, 6:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 4-7

-January 25, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 2-4

-January 30, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 18 mos-2

-January 30, 1:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 3-5

-January 31, 6:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 4-7

-February 1, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 2-4

-February 1, 3:30pm -- Lego Club II

-February 2, 6:30pm -- Greatest Book Club Ever: The Wonder by Emma Donohue

-February 6, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 18 mos -2

-February 6, 1:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 3-5

-February 7, 12:30pm -- Music and Movement

-February 7, 6:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 4-7

-February 8, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 2-4

-February 9, 4:00pm -- Book Wizards: Inheritance Games by Jennifer Barnes

-February 13, 10:00am -- Winter Storytime, Ages 18 mos -2

-February 13, 1:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 3-5

-February 14, 4:00pm -- Young Reader's Club: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs

-February 14, 6:00pm -- Winter Storytime, Ages 4-7

-February 14, 6:30pm -- Intrepid Readers : West with the Night by Beryl Markham

See our calendar for more events and more details!

Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee:

School Colors and Mascot

What are school colors, how are they different from class colors, and why are ours Blue and White? And where did the tiger come from? Are these questions even answerable? Join Rebecca as she seeks out the answers in the archives in this month's Bits & Pieces.