RIP April

In November, 2011, we lost a valued member of the READ program. RIP April, we will miss you.

Thank You!

The acknowledgement is late but the words are sincere - Thank You to everyone who shared the Christmas Spirit by adopting a family or donating something under the Angel Tree. Each of the gifts was distributed to families and children in Starke County and made their holiday a bit brighter.

Anubis the Christmas Dog

Anubis guarding the gifts under the Angel Tree at the library. She wants to thank everyone who brought in a gift and will make sure they stay safe until picked up by Santa's helpers.

READ Jr. Tale Time December 17th

On Saturday Anubis will be in for READ Jr. Tale Time at 11 a.m.  While she doesn't know it yet, there is a red jacket and some reindeer antlers in her future!  We'll make sure to get her picture taken and on the web tomorrow.

Want to Earn Your Wings?

As everyone knows, this is not the best of times.   But if you have holiday spirit to share why not consider being an angel to someone less fortunate than you. 

Starting November 28th the North Judson-Wayne Township Library will be accepting donations of non-perishable foods and toys to be distributed within Starke County.  

If you are interested, we also have the names of a few children that you can “adopt” for Christmas; just call the library at 574-896-2841.

Ride the Santa Train December 17th

If you want to take a ride on the Santa Train on December 17th you better hurry before they sell out!

Enjoy a festive journey aboard the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum's Santa Train on December 17th. Children of all ages will enjoy meeting Santa Claus on this 45-minute journey through the winter landscape of rural Starke County. Child and youth tickets receive a free gift from Santa.

Purchase your tickets online at http://www.hoosiervalley.org/shop/tickets/special-events/santa-trains.html. Trains leave the station at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day.

Adult tickets = $10
Ages 6-15 = $8
Ages 1-5 = $4

Family/Group Rates: Buy 6 or more train tickets and receive $2 off per ticket! (All tickets must be purchased in the same order.)

Shop to Win in Starke County

The North Judson-Wayne Township Library is part of "Shop To Win" sponsored by the Starke County Chamber of Commerce. Stop in and pick up a card, get it stamped by 8 different participating merchants, then bring it back to the library and put it in the drop box for a chance to win $50. The drawing will be held on December 17, 2011.

Retail Merchants will require a purchase before stamping the back of your card; but the North Judson-Wayne Township Library will stamp your card for free.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

But this year it will be on Friday night just before the Christmas tree lighting at 6 p.m.. Santa will arrive in North Judson at 5:45 p.m. and make his way down Lane Street from Sycamore to Main and then on to Norwayne Field. After the tree lighting there will be hot cocoa and cookies served at the fireplace on the top of the hill.

Hail the Heroine!

Those of you who have been holding your breath can now breathe - our tiny village has been saved!

And who is the heroine who has rescued the villagers from the mean turkey?  None other than Claudia Floyd, whose name was chosen from the basket by one of the children who attended READ Jr. Tail Time on Saturday. Claudia picked up her turkey on Monday and it will be featured at her family's celebration on Thursday.

It's Not Too Late...

You can still enter to become a hero/heroine and save our tiny village from the great big mean turkey.  One of the children at Saturday's READ Jr. Tale Time (November 19th) will pick the name of person who will walk away with the turkey and into the legends of the village people.

The library is open until 6 p.m. tonight and you can still enter before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.  Good luck to everyone who has been brave enough to enter.