Library

Flora-Monroe Township

Come to a Hometown Holiday Open House in the library on Dec. 14, 15, and 16. Relax and rejuvenate as you read your favorite magazine or newspaper while you sample a variety of teas, coffee, hot chocolate and a very special recipe of spiced apple cider. The open house will be in the library's Book Nook Coffee Shop during normal operating hours on those days.

Give the gift of reading to your friends and relatives. Persons living in unserved townships do not pay library taxes so they need to

purchase their library cards. A wonderful gift idea would be to purchase a library card for family and special friends who otherwise could not afford to use the library. Ask for more information at the circulation desk or call the library, 967-3912.

Do you love to read but can't seem to find time during this busy holiday season? The library has a service made for busy people like you - an email based Online Book Club that delivers books to your computer. Each day, Monday through Friday, the library emails subscribers a portion

of a book that takes about five minutes to read. There will be two or three chapters from book to read during the week. If you like a book then check it out from the library. Each week the club features a new book selection. Sign up for the free service on our website, www.flora.lib.in.us.

The theme of the next storytime is "Mice." Christmas isn't just for the big animals of the woods! Join us for stories about the wee ones of the forests. Storytime is Tuesday morning, 10 a.m.

Hear stories 24 hours a day on the library's Dial-a-Story phone line, 967-3814.49DL-Library News

Delphi Public

Children looking for a special gift for their parents or grandparents should plan to come to the "Christmas Make and Take" program Dec. 16. Kindergarten through second-graders will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and third through sixth grades will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Rose Hoshaw and Sondra Riley will instruct. A small material is due upon registration.

Take a break from the winter weather and travel to warmer climates by way of slides and discussion Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. World travelers and local residents Drs. Daniel and Mary Ann Nusbaum will present selected slides from their ocean voyage from Los Angeles to the Fiji Islands with stops in Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu. Copies of their newly released suspense novel "The Last Reunion," which takes place largely in Indiana will be available. The authors will autograph copies after the presentation. Refreshments will be served.

Parents plan ahead to keep children busy during Christmas break. Children can enjoy a movie and popcorn as they watch the adventures of a hot shot race car and all the auto-friends he meets while traveling west for a big race Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. Children can enjoy New Year's stories and crafts Dec. 28. Preschool through first-grade will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children in second through fifth grades will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

For registration or information about library programs, call (765) 564-2929.