All the children were stirrin with visions of Santa and bundles of toys; when at the front door there exclaimed a loud ‘HO HO HO’ and “what to our wondering eyes should appear, but a little old driver, so lively and quick”. “He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.” There arose such a clatter of ‘Santa, Santa, Santa is here!! And the REAL Santa popped on in. He regaled the crew with tales of Rudolph and all the reindeer and explained that even Santa had breakdowns and the elves were all busy tryin to repair the broken sleigh. He fed the reindeer too much and didn’t feel like flying so they had to stay home and Santa relied on that Christmas magic to zip on down. Then he flew out of sight with a long list of wishes.
Wedsworth Library extends an enormous thank you to all the elves that helped Santa out: Melody Skogley; Jo Ann Eisenzimer; Nada Cummings; Mary Mortag, and most of all a huge thank you to David Snyder, we couldn’t have done it without you.
Wedsworth Library would also like to thank all the elves who brought treats It was so calorific of you. There must be a Santa Claus. A sweeping thanks to Joe for keeping the sidewalks clear.
Wedsworth Library was ablaze with celebrations during December. Poinsettia day rang in the spirit of Christmas on December 12th. According to Mexican folklore, this is a story of a little poor girl who had nothing to bring to church for Christmas. On her way to church, she picked some plants by the side of the road and as she entered the church, the leaves at the tips of the branches turned into bright, brilliant red flowers – Poinsettias!
Remember ladies – come pick up your Book Discussion book “A Spool of Blue Thread” by Anne Tyler for discussion on Valentine’s Day! That could turn out to be an exciting adventure. Be sure and don’t miss.
Once again let’s get the New Year off to an energizing start with a bit of trivia to rouse your brain and celebrate Trivia day. 30,000 books stacked on top of each other would be taller that the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty combined. That many books weigh as much as four adult elephants. According to Google, 129,864,880 million books had been published as of 2010. That number is obviously a lot higher now as More than one million books are published every year in the United States. So when you say out loud “Ugh, can’t find a good book to read,” know that you have a lot to choose from.
Author’s names didn’t used to be printed on the covers of their books. The covers of the first printed books were considered artworks. They were covered in drawings, leather and even gold — so there wasn’t a place for the author’s name. President Theodore Roosevelt read one book per day.
And for a bit of December weather folklore. If December is rainy, mild and unsettled, the winter will not be harsh. According to one lore thunder in December presages fine weather, but another states that if there’s thunder during Christmas week, the winter will be anything but meek. Guess it covers it both ways.
Frost on the shortest day is said to indicate a severe winter. A White Christmas means a green Easter. A green Christmas means a white Easter. The nearer the New Moon is to Christmas Day, the harsher the winter. If Christmas Day is bright and clear, there’ll be two winters in the year.
If it rains on Christmas, there will be four weeks with no sun and a windy Christmas is a sign of a good year to come. If it snows on Christmas night, there will be a good crop of hops next year.
Curious about comparing the fuel economy of automobile models? You can find this info on the library’s website – https://cascademtwedsworthlibrary.wordpress.com under the Resource tab and then clicking on U.S. Department of Energy Automobile Fuel Economy Guide https://www.fueleconomy.gov. Need to file unemployment – use the link on the Resource page.
Adults often think they know so much more than the little ones, but here are pearls of wisdom: It snows because Santa is coming. It snows because it is Christmas. And you thought the scientists knew it all.
After the holidays we all might need some hilarity. Laughing matters, so – What’s the largest ant in the world? Antarctica. A farmer was milking his cow when a bug flew into the barn. The bug circled the farmer’s head, then flew into the cow’s ear. The farmer didn’t think much about it until the bug squirted out into his bucket. It had gone in one ear and out the udder. Why did the caterpillar go to the library? He wanted to be a bookworm. “Oh, the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful. And since we’ve no place to go”, Snow read! Snow read! Snow read! There’s Snow thing like reading. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year. Thank you to all our past, present, and future patrons.