More trees

 

Yesterday when I arrived at the library, it was already teeming with Garden Club members adding to the holiday decor.  They had garlands, wreaths, and all sorts of decorations to add to the Light Up the Library festivities.

The night before, the "Barre Values" Facebook group was working on this tree which has little ornaments with words and phrases like "be kind," "love is love," etc.  The rainbow arrangement was inspired, I thought, and the lights change color, too.  

We put up all of the other items that had been contributed by businesses, clubs, and individuals, and then we numbered everything and added canisters for the raffle.  All told, there are 50 items in the raffle!  

When the display and raffle are over on the 17th and people pick up their winnings, the library will still look festive.  The Garden Club will take their decorations down after New Year's.  I really appreciate their participation, especially because they vacuumed all of the little bits of glitter and styrofoam we had all left here and there.

I'll have more pictures to share in future blogs.  Here is the car racing tree in the children's room, donated by Thunder Road, "the nation's site of excitement," with some of the 30 mint-in-box Matchbox cars that were donated.  I'm not a car racing fan, but I have to admit it's awfully cute.