What makes the holiday season so special often revolves around the people with whom we celebrate and the memories we make from longtime traditions and new experiences.
The wonder and beauty of the season can touch anyone at any age. It’s captured in the delighted squeals and laughter just as much as in the awed silence that envelops us. Holiday programs and events at the Batavia Public Library help us to connect with our families, friends and community so we may enjoy the magic of the holiday season together.
Holiday happenings
It’s Grinch month from Dec. 1-22 in the Youth Services Department at the library and it’s guaranteed to make your heart grow three times its size. Tell us what makes your heart grow and add it to the Grinch mural. Just like a photo with Santa, this life-size Grinch is a great photo op for your children or the whole family.
Guess how many red and green pompoms are in the Youth Services Department jar. Correct answers could earn your child a prize. To learn about more activities, go to batavia.libnet.info/event/7381081.
Children ages 7 to 14 who registered by Nov. 30 will learn to make holiday gift tags. Individuals who registered will receive an instructional video, and prepackaged supplies may be picked up at the Youth Services Department beginning Monday, Dec. 12.
Christmas trees and wreaths signal the holiday season is upon us. The sale and distribution of these decorations were one of Chicago’s first big businesses. Every facet of the Yuletide season has an interesting connection with Chicago. You’ll learn about these connections during Sundays on Stage at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in the Founders Room. Register for this free program at batavia.libnet.info/event/7421266. A Batavia Public Library card isn’t required to attend.
Holiday shopping
Visitors may shop for gifts at the library. Friends of the Batavia Public Library will host the monthly Book Sale on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the FriendSpace on the lower level of the library. The sale is from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gift-quality books are featured this month.
The Friends also will host its Vintage Book Sale from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Founders Room at the library. Both sales offer the opportunity to shop for special gifts while giving back to a local, nonprofit organization that benefits the community and library.
Holiday closings
To celebrate the holidays, the library will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Dec. 26. While the building will be closed, patrons may place items on hold or check out digital materials such as Audiobooks and eBooks on our website at bataviapubliclibrary.org.