Hollowbrook Branch Programs
December 2025
Featured Adult Programs
Adult Craft: Magnet Pipecleaner Wreath
Monday, December 8, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Crafting can be relaxing, and when you craft together with someone, it can help build a friendship and a sense of community. Join us to create a mini pipe cleaner wreath. Snacks and water will be provided. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. 
Midday Masterpieces
Tuesday, December 9, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Create the craft you might have missed out on the previous night. You will create a mini pipe cleaner wreath. Snacks and water will be provided. For ages 18 and up. Registration is required. 
Hooked on Yarn
Thursdays, December 18, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Are you passionate about crafting with yarn and creating cozy, handmade masterpieces? Look no further! Hooked-on Yarn is the perfect place for beginners and experienced crafters alike to come together and share their love for yarn art. For ages 16 and up.
Featured Youth Services Programs 
Baby Storytime
Wednesday, December 17, 10:00 – 10:30 am
Children, ages birth to 2 1/2 years old, are welcome for stories, songs, and play. Registration is required. 
Winter Holiday Storytime
Friday, December 12, 10:00 – 10:30 am
Join us for a festive storytime celebrating the different holidays in December! We will read books about Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. We will also sing songs and create a fun craft! For ages 5 and up. Registration is required.
Gingerbread House Decoration
Monday, December 22, 2:00 – 2:30 pm
Decorate your very own gingerbread house! A variety of colorful icing and candies will be available for your gingerbread house creation. For ages 9 and up. Registration is required. 
Featured Virtual Programs
To see full program descriptions and additional virtual program offerings, please visit this month's MCLS Virtual Programs Newsletter.

Through the Eyes of the Artist:
Norman Rockwell
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 pm
Prestend by art historian, Felicia Z. Stadelman. Sponsored by Friends of the West Windsor Library.
 
"One More for My Baby" –
The Hollywood Songbook of Frank Sinatra
Monday, December 8, 7:00 pm
Presented by Brian Rose, professor emeritus at Fordham University.
 
Charles M. Schulz:
An American Cartoonist
Wednesday, December 17, 6:00 pm
Presented by Jessica Ruskin, Education Director at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center.
Featured Technology Instruction
All classes take place at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch. Registration is required. To learn more or to register for a computer class, click here. 
Questions? Email techclass@mcl.org.
Organizational Tools
Learn how to use various computer tools to make your personal organization a bit easier.
 
Getting Started with Gmail
Wednesday, December 3, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
 
Google Organizational Tools
Wednesday, December 10, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
 
Excel: Pivot Tables
Thursday, December 11, 10:00 – 11:00 am
 
Word: Mail Merge
Monday, December 29, 10:00 – 11:00 am
News
Winter Reading Program
Join us for this year's Winter Reading Program, which runs from December 15th through January 24th! Participants can take part in the reading program by playing our Winter Reading Bingo game! Complete activities to get five in a row (up, down, across, or diagonal). Then bring your Bingo sheet back to your local branch, where kids and teens will automatically receive a prize, and adults will be entered into a raffle for a prize! 
Friends of the Library

Our Friends of the Library groups generously support our programs all year long.  Consider joining or donating to your branch's Friends group.  Ask for more information in the branch or visit our website.
 
 
 
These are just this month's highlights, dozens of programs for adults and youth take place at our branch every month.  View our full calendar for a complete list.
 
 
Featured Titles:
Winter Reads!
The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
The Heart of Winter
The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Winter of the Dollhouse
The Heart of Winter by Alessandro Montagnana
The Heart of Winter
It's Winter! by Renée Kurilla
It's Winter!
Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June
Flopping in a Winter Wonderland
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days
Library Speakers Consortium - Virtual Author Talks
Sue Hincenbergs
Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity 
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2:00 pm
 
See More and Register Here!

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Hollowbrook Branch
320 Hollowbrook Drive
Ewing, New Jersey 08638
609-883-5914

https://mcl.org/branches/hollowbrook