In need of a little holiday boost?

It is December and Westonians are seeing all the hallmarks of the holidays: friends and neighbors are sharing their secrets for avoiding the Shopper's World stretch of Rt. 9 at all costs (overheard in the library: "I went to Wegman's at 6 AM and there was no mall traffic!)", we awoke to our first real dusting of snow, and we have engaged in the great is-Die-Hard-a-Christmas-movie debate (it is btw). If this hasn't been enough to get you in the holiday spirit, we have a few ways to help you de-Grinch-ify :

Holiday Gift Guide for the Readers in Your Life

Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide
Read before you gift on Hoopla

The Plot
Read before you gift on our New Books shelf

for the daydreamer: little shop of found things

The Little Shop of Found Things
Listen before you gift on Hoopla

Miss Benson's Beetle
Read before you gift on our Adult Fiction shelves

for the animal lover meditations with cows

Meditations with Cows
Read before you gift on our Adult Non-Fiction shelves

for the nostalgic reader: the lincoln highway

The Lincoln Highway
Listen before you gift on Playaway

for the history buff: how the word is passed

How the Word is Passed
Read before you gift in Large Print

for the teen sleuth: the firekeeper's daughter

The Firekeeper's Daughter
Read before you gift on the Young Adult shelves

for the kindest kid you know The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Read before you gift on Hoopla

cookiefest with chef rob 12/11 1 PM on Facebook

Join us on Facebook Live for this surprise Cookie Festival with Chef Rob! Learn how to bake Blizzard White Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Crackle Cookies, and Sprinkle Batter Cookies. Perfect for all ages and abilities.

To get the recipes in advance, just register for this class and we will send them to you by email. If you just want to watch without baking along, simply visit the Weston Public Libray Facebook page at 1 PM on Saturday, December 11.

Ho Ho Holidays on Hoopla

Hoopla is our always-available eLibrary for eBooks, digital audiobooks, digital comics, movies, TV shows, and music (additional eLibrary titles are available through Overdrive/Libby). This holiday season, they have launched an awesome new service and beefed up their collection of festive offerings.

Introducing binge Pass

Hoopla BingePass is a brand new experience that gives Library patrons unlimited streaming of great online content for 7 days with just a single hoopla instant borrow. Browse it just like you would browse audiobooks, eBooks, movies, etc. You'll find it with the "More" button in hoopla's bottom navigation in the Hoopla app or by navigating to https://www.hoopladigital.com/browse/binge

This service is still new, so content providers will be added over the coming weeks. We're most psyched about The Great Courses BingePass where patrons can complete a whole course from The Great Courses, or browse a variety of topics of interest, all with a single hoopla Instant borrow.

Holidays on Hoopla

Sick of waiting in lines for everything this holiday season? Hoopla's festive no-lines-no-waiting eLibrary content is instantly available 24/7.