Happy Holidays main page Holiday Gatherings | Savories and Sweets | A Sparkling Home | Holiday Movies Gifts for All | Holiday Booklists and Book Matches December can be a joyful time of peace and celebration, but too often “getting through the holidays” seems like more of a burden than a blessing. The push to have it all go perfectly is an impossible…
The Longest Night – Observing the Winter Solstice
The winter solstice takes place on the shortest day - and longest night - of the year. In 2024, the winter solstice will happen at 4:19 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, in the Washington D.C. area. This site will help you find the exact day and time of the winter solstice in your area, as…
When the Holidays Aren’t So Merry and Bright…
Whether you’re a younger person who has recently lost a parent or grandparent, someone missing the comforting presence of a life partner or child, or, yes, one of those missing dear pets, the holidays can be hard.
The Real Twelve Days of Christmas: Celebrating in the Old-fashioned Way
Learn about traditions for celebrating the Epiphany or the Day of the Kings.
Nutcracker Sweets
Learn the origins of the Nutcracker ballet, and check out our Nutcracker Stories, Treats, and Crafts resource list to better enjoy a Christmas tradition.
Make a Gingerbread House
Gumdrops, lollipops, chocolate squares, jelly bears, and peppermint candies. The sky is the limit as far as decorating your own gingerbread house. They are a ton of fun to decorate, but first, you need to make the house itself. You can put it together fast from graham crackers and store-bought icing, or you can make…
Create a Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Fun
Enjoy these Thanksgiving crafts and recipes with children--including making a cornucopia!
A Celebration of Scarecrows
Let's have some fun this harvest time with scarecrow crafts, scarecrow facts, and scarecrow stories.
Here Comes Johnny Appleseed
When there's a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to turn, that's the time that people think about apple harvests.
The Homeschool Phenomenon
Note: The library offers many classes and events that may be of interest to homeschoolers, including a twice-monthly Homeschool Book Café and Homeschool Open House events in September. Not every child today learns in a big building with lots of other students all studying the same things at the same time. In the past twenty…
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