December 2025 For a Little Library We Do a Lot! Mon., Tue., Wed., @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Thu. & Fri. @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat. @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm HOLIDAY HOURS December 24th & 25th - CLOSED December 31st - CLOSING @ 3:00 pm January 1st - CLOSED Friends Basket Auction Bidding has started for the Friends 20th Annual Basket Auction. Some of the auction items include: Wooden American flag by Steven Dukes; Step 2 Up & Down Roller Coaster; Cleveland Cavaliers Gift basket; Toledo Walleye Tickets; Ohio State items; variety of pies, Dietsch’s candy; Christmas & other seasonal wreaths; Kate Spade Handbag; One night stay at Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn & Holiday Inn Express; Cincinnati Reds Tickets; Ohio State Reformatory Tickets; Cane’s basket; variety of gift cards; McComb Family Dental basket; Imagination Station tickets; McComb Family Sports Pass; Homemade noodles; Poor Boys Honey; Crumbl Basket; Village of McComb Family Pool Pass; Wolfies Nuts; Trumpet in the Land tickets; Golfing baskets; Deshler Lanes Basket; plus many other great gifts! The Auction will conclude on Thursday, December 11 @ 5:00 p.m. Basket pick-up is Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 18 @ 5:00 p.m. Raffle Table Once again, we have our Raffle Table with various items for both kids and adults. Tickets are .25 cents each and are available at the circulation desk. Winners will be drawn at the end of the auction. The Basket Auction is the Friends of the Library’s main fundraiser for the year and we truly appreciate your support!
Memorials In Memory of Zina Jacob From Jack & Rosie Jacob: Monetary donation In Memory of Shirley Latta From Shirley Latta’s Estate: Monetary donation In Memory of Marilyn McDowell From Bob & Robin Spoors: Cookies: The Best Recipes for the Perfect Anytime Treat by Vaughn Vreeland; The Homemade Pie Cookbook by Laura Klynstra; Keep Your Fork, There’s Pie by Tara Royer Steele December 9 is the last Story Time for the year. It will resume on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Registration for the 2026 Story Time is REQUIRED by calling the library or stopping in to register. December After School Programs Christmas/Winter craft Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Wednesday, December 3 @ 3-4:00 p.m. 3rd & 4th Grade Wednesday, December 10 @ 3-4:00 p.m. 5th & 6th Grade Wednesday, December 17 @ 3-4:00 p.m. Send a Letter to Santa! Stop in the Library and pick up a Christmas letter kit complete with envelope andsticker. Fill out our special letter to Santa, bring it back to the library and put in our Santa Mailbox. Letters received by Saturday, December 6 will get a personal response letter from Santa in the mail! Please be sure to clearly write your child’s full name and address on the letter so we can assure that it will arrive from Santa.
New Books Adult Fiction The Aviator’s Lady by Gabrielle Meyer Candy Cane Dreams by Jessie Gussman Chasing Fire Alaska Series by Susan May Warren Christmas Cottage by Fiona Baker Christmas Spark by Fiona Baker The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans C is for Courting by Shelley Shepard Gray The Color of Hope by Danielle Steel The Courting of Miss Cady by Grace Hitchcock Critical Mass by Christy Barritt A Daughter’s Choice by Kelly Irvin Defending You by Robin Patchen Everything He Wants by Liz Isaacson Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs Exit Strategy by Lee Child Fallen City by Adrienne Young Falling Apart and Other Gifts from the Universe by Catherine Ryan Hyde The Favored Cowboy by Jody Hedlund The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber Forget You Saw Her by Noelle W. Ihli From Cradle to Grave by Rhys Bowen Hibiscus Heights by Jan Moran An Irish Kiss by Carolyn Miller King’s Ransom by Janet Evanovich The Lady of Red River Valley by Gabrielle Meyer Love in the Castle Library by Ann Swindell Mail-Order Duchess by Misty M. Beller Maybe One Day by Catherine Bybee Mistletoe Dreams by Jessie Gussman Murder on the Clock by Lucy Connelly My Merry Mistake by Courtney Walsh My Sister’s Daughter and Silent Echo by Liv Constantine Once Upon a Holidate by Susan Mallery Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf Plays by the Book by Carolyn Miller Nash Falls by David Baldacci Orphan Andy by Kathi Daley The Red Cottage by Hannah Linder Return of the Spider by James Patterson To Reveal a Reckless Love by Robin Lee Hatcher The Royal Artisan by Tessa Afshar The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts Silent Night Dreams by Jessie Gussman Sleigh Bells in Park City by Hope Holloway Snowfall in Park City by Hope Holloway Steinbeck by Susan May Warren The Sweetest Christmas by Fiona Baker Ten Christmases Without You by Jenny Hale The Therapist by Nicole Trope Through Each Tomorrow by Gabrielle Meyer Trouble in the Turkey Truck by Kathi Daley Under the Mistletoe by Tari Faris A Very English Christmas by Turansky, Gray and Johnson The Wexley Inn by Rachel Hanna What Have You Done? by Nicole Trope What She Saw by Mary Burton Adult Non-Fiction The Beginner’s Guide to Sourdough by Amy Coyne Celebrate by Paul Hollywood Christmas Jars Cookbook by Jason & Kodi Wright Daily Sourdough by Lisa Bass Future Boy by Michael J. Fox Gifts in Jars by Cassie Johnston Look Again by Tim Tebow 100 Rules for Living to 100 by Dick Van Dyke The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo The Pioneer Woman Cooks The Essential Recipes by Ree Drummond Read Your Mind by Oz Pearlman Welcome Home Cozy Dinners by Hope Comerford
Library Services • Computers for Patron use • Notary - Please call for availability • Copies/Faxing/Scanning/Laminating • Always on Free Wi-Fi • Hotspots (2 week check out) • Fine Free Library Materials (Charges for lost or damaged items only.) • Auto Renewal (Unless there are holds, fines and other overdue items.) • Ellison machine & Dies for Patron use (Must supply your own paper.) • Photo Backdrops & Frames • Meeting Room (Free for Non-Profits) New Movies Caught Stealing The Conjuring: Last Rites Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Eden *Freakier Friday Him The Long Walk Looking Through Water *The Naked Gun Prisoner of War The Roses Together Kids Movies Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie *DVD & Blu-Ray The Library Staff would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!
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