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Get in the holiday spirit and join us for the Harlem Library Creative Christmas, Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room.

Sherry Edwards will demonstrate how to make ‘rag’ angel decorations and attendees will have a chance to make their own if they wish. Refreshments will be served and all ages are welcome. Bring a friend to this fun-filled evening.

The Friends of the Library Holiday Wine and Cheese Festival fundraiser will he held at the library Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at the library with only 50 to be sold. No tickets will be sold at the door. This is an adults only event. Thanks to Sage Brush Winery for donating the wine for the tasting and the auction. Thank you also to local businesses for their support to make this event possible. Delicious refreshments will be supplied by members of Friends of the Library.

The Usborne Book Fair will take place at the library Nov. 23 through Dec. 4. You may purchase books on display or you may order from the catalog or online. There will be books for toddlers through teens. A portion of the proceeds will come back to the library. This would a be great time to purchase those Christmas gifts for the young people in your life. Contact Sheena Pursley, Usborne Consultant, at 353-4274 for more information.

The library is still accepting gently used books for the annual used book sale which will kick off the day of Harlem’s Country Christmas, Dec. 9 from 12:30 to 7 p.m. The proceeds from the book sale go to support the summer reading program.

Also, don’t forget to work on your ornaments for the Hand Made Christmas Ornament contest sponsored by the Harlem Civic Association. These ornaments will be displayed at the library and must be submitted by Dec. 8 to be judged. Prizes will be awarded in categories for children and adults.

Two new nonfiction books at the library include “Rising Strong” by Brene Brown. In her work, social scientist Brene Brown explores how people rise from the inevitable times they fall. Based on her research with a wide range of people who shared their own experiences of being brave, falling, and getting back up, Brown found the process of regaining our footing in the midst of struggle is where courage is tested and values are forged.

Jen Hatmaker has written “For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards.” In this wise and hilarious book for today’s women, Hatmaker “explores the myths that make us miserable and charts a path to freedom” through “the liberating and soul-healing grace of God.”

Don’t miss this great selection of murder suspense thrillers. M.C. Beaton has written “Dishing the Dirt: An Agatha Raisin Mystery.” “Trigger Mortis: a James Bond Novel” is by Anthony Horowitz. “Corridors of the Night” is by Anne Perry, and “Obsession Falls” is by Christina Dodd.

Wm. Paul Young, bestselling author of “The Shack” has written “Eve.” A shipping container is found on the shore of an island between this world and the next. Inside John the Collector discovers a young woman whose genetic code connects her to every known race. This novel explores the Creation narrative challenging traditional beliefs about who we are and how we’re made.

“Hyacinth Girls” by Lauren Frankel tells the story of Rebecca and the thirteen-year-old girl, Callie, whom she has raised since Callie’s mother died. Callie is accused of bullying at school but Rebecca knows the kind and gentle girl is innocent. After Callie is exonerated the girl who accused her sends evermore threatening notes. Rebecca remembers her own friendship as a teenager that ended in tragedy. The secrets Callie and Rebecca keep leave them both vulnerable.

Ron Rash is the author of “Above the Waterfall.” Les, a longtime sheriff, is just weeks from retirement. Becky, a park ranger with a tragic past, finds solace in the North Carolina mountains. There two are drawn together when an elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream that flows close to a nearby resort. Les and Becky face danger, disillusionment, and betrayal as their bond is tested.

Representatives from Sweet Medical Center will be on hand the afternoon of Nov. 19 to assist with the latest round of insurance applications through the Affordable Care Act Health-Care Marketplace. If you need help or have questions drop by.

The library will be closed for Thanksgiving Day, but we will be open Friday, Nov. 27. There will be no story hour that day. There will be no Lego Club Nov. 19; but it will meet Dec. 3. Lego Club will take a break until Jan. 7.