Our libraries will be closed for a period of time over the winter break but that doesn’t mean you can’t still read until your heart’s content by using our substantially robust eBook collection. Here are five holiday eBook suggestions for when reading in your fireside rocking chair, available from the SPC eBook collection at any time.
For the kids! Here’s a humorous pick from SpongeBob SquarePants espousing the virtues of kindness, politeness, and express lane etiquette in “Don’t Be a Jerk – It’s Christmas!”
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In this next, more serious and scholarly offering, Jewish Americans describe the changing ways Hanukkah is celebrated across America as it initially started off as a smaller holiday and grew into what we know as the major celebration it is today.
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Though he found success writing humor and satire articles for the Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens became a household name after writing the now classic “A Christmas Carol”. This feel good story is a classic for anyone who might know a Scrooge or two.
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In the next book, our author touches on a broader range of holidays. Why do we trick-or-treat? The Easter Bunny? Turkey for Thanksgiving? This interesting read builds each holiday by starting on the season the date falls on, the religious or national influences, and finally modern culture and the commercial aspects.
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And finally, another Santa standard for the kids, “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. This quintessential classic produced many of the features of what we know as the modern Santa Claus.
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