Book Bite: "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

“Cold and silence. Nothing quieter than snow. The sky screams to deliver it, a hundred banshees flying on the edge of the blizzard. But once the snow covers the ground, it hushes as still as my heart.” 

- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)

Book Bite: "The Patron Saint of Pigs" by Lauren Myracle

“Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be... Christmas is a state of mind.”

- "The Patron Saint of Pigs" by Lauren Myracle in Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle (2008)

Sign up for Craft Lab

Get creative in the library's Craft Lab, Recycled Winter Crafts, on Tuesday, December 23 at 2 p.m.. Use glue, paint, glitter, cotton balls, and fake snow to transform "junk" into art!

What could you make out of burnt out light bulbs, bottle caps, fabric, and ribbon scraps?

A snowman? A reindeer? Something colorful? Something cool?

Please register online or by calling the Information Desk at 847-428-3661 (press 3).

Upcoming Craft Labs:

Monday, January 19: Duct Tape Crafts
Monday, February 16: Sharpie Mugs

Book Bite: "A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle" by John Green

“I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending. Do you know what I mean? There is so much to lose.”

- "A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle" by John Green in Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle (2008)

Book Bite: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says 'Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.'” 

- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (1865)

Book Bite: "The Jubilee Express" by Maureen Johnson

“Debbie had to get up and slice me a thick piece of cake before she could answer. And I do mean thick. Harry Potter volume seven thick. I could have knocked out a burglar with this piece of cake. Once I tasted it, though, it seemed just the right size.”

- "The Jubilee Express" by Maureen Johnson in Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle (2008)