The Winter Library Challenge is for all-ages! Participate in activities and challenges at the Library in December and January to earn secret codes. Redeem four secret codes for a small prize and a chance to win a grand prize! Track your progress on paper slips or using READsquared. Challenge yourself and win this WIN-ter!
Library Events
‘Tis the season for holiday gift wrapping! Head to the Library for a quiet spot, away from prying eyes, to wrap your holiday gifts. A dedicated area will be ready with gift wrapping supplies through Saturday, December 21, while supplies last.
December’s Fun For All Night is Saturday, December 14, and is sure to be the perfect night out for the season! All-ages can enjoy gym time starting at 6:00 p.m. and the movie The Polar Express [G] at 7:00 p.m. Fun for All Night takes place in the gym at the Solon Community Center, and is brought to you by the Solon Public Library and Solon Recreation Dept.
Enjoy “a classic tale for modern times” as you read this month’s Book Club pick, Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. Visit the Library to check-out a copy and join the discussion Tuesday, December 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Whether you’re into Nerf battles or relaxing with hot cocoa, we have some fun activities planned for Teens in December, in addition to our weekly Switch & Social on Tuesdays after school (no Switch & Social during winter break).
To kick-off winter break, we’ll enjoy a Teen After Hours Nerf Party Friday, December 20, at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have Nerf supplies available, you’re invited to bring your own too! Enjoy snacks, drinks, and board games between matches and you’ll have the Library all to yourselves!
On Monday, December 30, we’ll enjoy Hot Cocoa, Board Games & Friends at 3:00 p.m. It’s a great time to relax with friends new and old, and de-stress before returning to school. As always, our teen programs are for 6th-12th graders.
Did you know? You can schedule a one-on-one car seat safety check with our staff member, Alexis, a registered child passenger safety technician. Alexis will work with you to review your car seat for any recalls, installation, and proper use. It’s important to bring your child, your child’s safety seat, your vehicle, and manuals. This appointment takes 20-30 minutes. Keep your little ones safe and reach out to schedule your appointment with Alexis.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays. As we approach the holiday season and winter weather, please always refer to our website calendar or call to check hours.
Don’t forget, the digital library is always available! Find an eBook, eAudiobook, magazines and more with Bridges, or with the Libby app on your favorite smart device. You can even stream classic films, discover new favorites, and more with Kanopy on your favorite smart device.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
Check out a new holiday book to curl up with or revisit a favorite.
Christmas in Bethel by Richard Paul Evans. Leigh Beth Stilton has never liked the holidays. After growing up in an unstable home, escaping an abusive marriage, and witnessing daily tragedies as an EMT, Leigh just can’t bring herself to care about Christmas cheer. In fact, she’s so convinced she’s not worth loving that one winter’s eve, she decides she can’t go on—until she comes across a book called Bethel and starts to read.
Leigh is unfamiliar with the author, J.D. Harper, but his words speak directly to her. She’s never felt so seen and understood, and this connection gives her the strength to carry on. She avidly reads every novel Harper has written, and when he comes to town for a book signing, she jumps at the opportunity to meet the writer who means so much to her.
In a twist of fate, Leigh runs into J.D. in a coffee shop, and the two immediately click. Before she knows it, she’s swept up in a whirlwind of fancy dinners, exciting travel, and the attention of the man whose work has been so meaningful to her. But she’s leery after a lifetime of pain and when she discovers that J.D. hasn’t been completely honest, her hopes are dashed. Can they find their way back to each other and can Leigh learn to trust her heart?
Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb. December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth II finds her feet as the new monarch, she must also find the right words to continue the tradition of her late father’s Christmas Day radio broadcast. But even traditions must evolve with the times, and the queen faces a postwar Britain hungry for change.
As preparations begin for the royal Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, old friends—Jack Devereux and Olive Carter—are unexpectedly reunited by the occasion. Olive, a single mother and aspiring reporter at the BBC, leaps at the opportunity to cover the holiday celebration, but even a chance encounter with the queen doesn’t go as planned and Olive wonders if she will ever be taken seriously.
Jack, a recently widowed chef, reluctantly takes up a new role in the royal kitchens at Sandringham. Lacking in purpose and direction, Jack has abandoned his dream to have his own restaurant, but his talents are soon noticed and while he might not believe in himself, others do, and a chance encounter with an old friend helps to reignite the spark of his passion and ambition.
As Jack and Olive’s paths continue to cross over the following five Christmases, they grow ever closer. Yet Olive carries the burden of a heavy secret that threatens to destroy everything.
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews. When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love―but Ivy didn’t bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk that it’s a full-time job sorting through all of it. At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit―beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a suit she finds a note written in a childish hand: it’s from a little girl who has one Christmas wish, and that is for her father to return home from the war. This discovery sets Ivy off on a mission. Who wrote the note? Did the man ever come home? What mysteries did the Rose family hold?