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Hi Everyone,
We hope you'll visit us this month to check out a holiday book or DVD, make festive crafts, hunt for Sparkle the Elf or just to get out of the house and play.
We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season spent with family and friends! |
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Registration for Winter Programs begins Monday, December 22 at 10:00 a.m.Click here for a listing of all our winter activities (Note: Youth program information is in the BLUE section) Register for programs online, in person or by calling (248) 969-9491. Note: You will need to forward the calendar to JANUARY to get to the Winter Session of programs when signing up online. |
Elf on a Shelf
Find Sparkle the Elf in the Youth Department and receive a holiday sticker.
Through December 23 |
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Thank You to everyone who donated candy for our Gingerbread Houses program! You really came through for us this year.
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Giving Tuesday
If you are looking for ways to support Oxford Public Library and our services, here are some ways you can help: - Donate to the Library's Endowment Fund - your support helps us provide valuable resources to our community for years to come.
Click Here to donate
Note: Select “Agency Designated Fund” and “Oxford Public Library” from the dropdown menus so that your donation is properly directed to the Library's Fund
- Donate to the Library of Things - we've created an Amazon Wish List to help grow this unique and useful collection of items that are available at the library for you and others to check out. Click Here to donate
- Donate new/gently used books - Donated books are used in the library's collection, as prizes for our Summer Reading Bookstore and Book Bingo, and in our Friends' Book Sales. Bring donations to the front desk.
Thank you!
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Jan Brett's The nutcracker
by Brett, Jan
The author/illustrator, making the holiday classic her own by setting it in snowy Russia, follows Marie's epic adventure with the Nutcracker to the magical land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Cookies for Santa
by Imperial, Pia
"With easy-to-make recipes for cookies that will feed into any family Christmas tradition of leaving something sweet for Santa, plus plenty of other mouthwatering holiday dessert recipes, this cookbook will guide young bakers through whipping up delectable festive treats"
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We love to craft Christmas
by Wrigley, Annabel
Provides instructions for Christmas-themed craft projects, including a festive holiday crown, woodland mushroom wreath, and a peaceful dove pincushion
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Hanukkah upside down
by Weissman, Elissa Brent
From their homes in New York and New Zealand, cousins Noah and Nora have a competition to decide who can have the world's best Hanukkah, winter or summer, but as the eight nights of Hanukkah go on, they realize they have more in common than they thought
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Christmas fairy tales
by Philip, Neil
A collection of holiday fairy tales from around the world includes works by Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Ruth Sawyer, and Mary de Morgan
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The Christmas boot
by Wheeler, Lisa
Wishing for the partner of a lovely warm boot she discovers in the forest, a poor woman is delighted when her wish, as well as other hopes for comfort, begin coming true before a red-suited, one-booted new friend arrives at her door. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning artist of Puss in Boots.
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The all-I'll-ever-want Christmas doll
by McKissack, Pat
Set during the Depression-era in the rural South, Nella decides to grab the doll she and her sisters had been given for Christmas and make it her very own, but after some time, Nella realizes that sharing is better and returns to her sisters to celebrate the holiday with those she loves even more than the toy she has always wanted.
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A Stickler Christmas
by Smith, Lane
In a holiday follow-up to Stickler Loves the World, happy-go-lucky Stickler, an original woodland character covered in sticks, celebrates Christmas by passing out presents for all his friends. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Juniper's Christmas
by Colfer, Eoin
When her mother goes missing and the park cancels the Santa Vigil, 11-year-old Juniper seeks the help of a mysterious and grumpy carpenter who might just be Santa, but when he refuses, she must find her own magic and save Christmas.
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Celebrate Kwanzaa
by Otto, Carolyn
A vibrantly photographed introduction to Kwanzaa shares succinct coverage of its symbols and seven-day observances, detailing how African-American families gather during Kwanzaa to unite as a community, enjoy music, share food and exchange simple gifts. Simultaneous.
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