11 December 2013 The raffle for the South County Pantry is complete and the winner is Thomas Howard. Thank you and congratulations to the Thomas Howard family. If you are looking for a good book for the holiday season, Rachel has put the adult Christmas fiction and Christmas music on the bookcase under the west window in the reference area. The Christmas non-fiction, which includes crafts, stories and cookbooks. A reminder, the Library will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The Library will return to regular hours on December 26. Please remember the Library when making your end of year donations. The Library gets over 90% of its operating money from local sources such as millage, penal fines and donations. A donation to the library may be tax deductable as a charitable donation, but remember, check with your tax preparer. With the winter weather remember to drive slower, keep a survival kit in your vehicle, (blanket, flashlight, energy bars, water), and leave a little earlier. Start stopping sooner, intersections can be slicker than the road. You never know when you may be delayed because the road is closed due to an accident. When driving at night be watchful of pedestrians who are dressed in dark colors and animals crossing the road. We want our patrons to make it to the Library and home safely. The Brown Bag Book Club meets on Monday, December 16, at noon. We are reading the cases of Sherlock Holmes this month. Next month we will be reading works by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Until next week, be safe and read. John