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Did you know that December 6th is National Mitten Tree Day?

Stop by the Library and Donate some Winter Warmth!  Please help us decorate our 2013 Mitten Trees with: hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, socks, leg warmers – whatever you'd like to donate! *Just make sure the items NEW and COZY! You’ll receive a small gift for your generosity. All items will be donated to those in need, just in time for the Holidays.

Introduce your kids to the Mitten Tree Tradition with ‘The Mitten Tree’, by Candace Christiansen: Warm hands signify a warm heart in this tale of generosity. Old Sarah, whose children have grown and moved away, is lonely. She watches the neighborhood children leave for school each morning, but they pay her no mind. When Sarah notices that one boy has no mittens, she knits him a pair and hangs them on the blue spruce tree near the bus stop. Thus begins a tradition of sorts, with Sarah leaving woolly surprises for each child on the "mitten tree" throughout the winter. To her joy, the children secretly leave Sarah a ribbon-wrapped basket of new wool. Ages 5-up.

Thanks in advance for your participation! It's the little things that make the biggest difference! :0)

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