Okay, let’s admit it, the holidays are very stressful. Celebrants scramble through stores looking for the perfect gift knowing that as time gets closer to the holidays supplies dwindle and panic can set in! The staff suggests taking some time for your self and yes, check out a good book to read.
As they say at all the retail spots, we have something for everyone but here, you can have it all for free! Come on in and re-read a classic…when was the last time you read Gift of the Magi by O’Henry? I know that we have all seen the great renditions of Dicken’s classic, A Christmas Carol but everyone should go back and read the original Charles Dickens tale; it is filled with wonderful characters and great ghosts using the backdrop of Victorian London. After reading this story you KNOW what they mean when people say that a person is a great Dickensonian character. You will also discover why Marley’s ghost had a handkerchief tied around his head and honestly, it is rather macabre!
Please, let’s not forget the great children’s classics. Go now and read Dr Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas…he is truly a mean one that Mr. Grinch! Sometimes crying is a great stress buster too. We can help you tear up by suggesting Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl; the story of a young girl who clearly never caught a break over the holidays. There are many different versions of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore and some have exquisite illustrations. Come in and check them out (literally) and make that story part of your family’s tradition.
So, if reading does not defeat the panic that is building up all around you, you just may want to consider attending our Saturday workshop, Holistic Healing Energy with Jeannie Sullivan . She can help you get your chakras aligned and your energy in balance and that will certainly alleviate your stress.
Whatever you do over the holidays please know that all of us at the Gardiner Public Library wish you great holidays to be spent with great friends and families and, when the year comes to an end, we will welcome in the New Year with some more great titles!
Anne Davis, Library Director