Jolabokaflod

Each year we embrace the Icelandic Jolabokaflod custom. On Christmas Eve in Iceland, it is a long-standing tradition for people to give and receive books as it is the time of year when the publishing market floods bookstores with new releases. After receiving their Christmas books Icelanders spend the rest of the night cozily curled up with a cup of cocoa and their new book. Mt Lebanon Library loves this charming custom, so we named our holiday festival after it: Jolabokaflod, which translates to "Christmas Book Flood.”

Join us for the Library's 6th annual Holiday Market! Artist vendors will be outside. Room A will be the Friends book sale and in Room B is the warming room with hot beverages and cookies.

The Library's annual Holiday Market and Friends of the Library Book Sale. Book sale features many gift-worthy items.  Local Artists booths outside include jewelry, prints, upcycled art, soap, goods form Wonderfill Store, paper art, cards, pottery, candles and more. Our community partner, Southminster Church's handbell choir will fill the air with the sounds of the season!  Inside there will be storytelling for families, children, and adults, hands-on craft activities for children and teens, and the Klezmer fusion band Klezlectic (1 to 2 p.m.). Cookies and hot beverages too! 

All Day Activities:

Artist Market 10am-3 pm (outdoors--Lower Entrance to Library and Southminster Church Manse Parking Lot)

Holiday Greens Sale 10am-3pm (Upper Entrance to Library)

Holiday Book Sale 10am-3pm (Room A)

Holiday Cafe 10am -3 pm (Room B)

Events by Time:

Family Hands-On Crafting 10:30 am-12 pm (Learning Lab, Upstairs Library)

Winter Tales 12 to 12:45 pm (Storytime Room, Children's Library). Register for this separately here

Southminster Handbell Choir 12pm (Upper Entrance of Library)

Klezlectic Live Music 1-2pm (Main Library, Upstairs)

Adult Storytelling 2-2:30pm (Main Library, Upstairs)

Offsite:

Teen Writing Game with Miss Katie 1pm-3pm (Needle and Bean Coffee House)