Christmas Cooking

Start planning a gourmet Christmas dinner with the help of one of our Christmas cookbooks! Our holiday items are on display right outside the copy/fax room.

Did You Know?

The Community Library has a selection of Christmas themed audiobooks on our main floor display near the copy/fax room. Below are several of the titles that you will find - check one out today for a little dose of holiday cheer!

My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr
Patrick Riordan's plans for a relaxing Christmas--a much-needed break from his work as a Navy pilot--are complicated when he falls for Angie LeCroix, who is visiting Virgin River in order to escape her hovering mother. (Publisher Summary)

The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
A holiday tale relates the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose final gift from his mother, a sweater, is scorned in favor of more expensive gifts before a tragic car accident ends the mother's life. (Publisher Summary)

The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber
Tired of being single, Cassie Beaumont, who longs for a husband and kids, hires professional matchmaker Simon Dodson who assigns her three tasks to complete before she meets her perfect match. (Publisher Summary)

Holiday Craft Ideas

Get a jump start on your holiday crafts! Stop by our main floor display near the copy/fax room to find books about decorating, cooking, quilting, and all things handcrafted for the holidays. Here is a few of the many titles you'll find:

Gingerbread Bump-Off

Think your holiday season has been stressful?  Escape from endless shopping lists and also gain a little perspective with Gingerbread Bump-Off, in which Phyllis Newsom, overwhelmed with Christmas baking and prepping her house for her town's annual Christmas Tour of Homes, discovers the attempted murder of a close friend on her own front porch.  The 6th in the "Fresh-Baked Mystery" series starting with A Peach of a Murder, Gingerbread Bump-Off is also a good stand-alone story that includes recipes as a bonus.  Fans of Joanne Fluke (Devil's Food Cake Murder) should not miss this cozy culinary mystery.

Caught Reading: Candy Cane Murder

Tis the season for cozying up with a good book, and Joanne Fluke's culinary mysteries are a great way to do exactly that. A patron just snapped up Candy Cane Murder for his niece, and both copies of Gingerbread Cookie Murder are checked out, but as of this writing the audiobook versions of Plum Pudding Murder are still available, as are regular print, large print, and ebook versions of Sugar Cookie Murder. Non-Christmas titles are also on the shelf; Fluke's popular Hannah Swenson culinary mystery series starts with Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder.