December 2025 For Kids of All Ages! Grab a book, a fuzzy blanket, your favorite warm drink, then snuggle in and escape the cold weather! Stop by the library beginning Monday, December 15th and pick up your Reading Tracker, once completed bring it back into the library. It's that easy and you can do as many as you like. If you prefer you can log your reading on Beanstack or you can do both! Random winners will be drawn at the completion of the program. Everyone who completes the program will receive a Free Book and Goody Bag, just stop by the library between Feb. 23 - March 7, 2026! The program runs Dec. 15, 2025 - Feb. 28, 2026. Champaign County Library 1060 Scioto Street, Urbana, Ohio 43078 937-653-3811 HOURS: Monday - Thursday 9-8 Friday - Saturday 9-5 North Lewisburg Branch Library 161 Winder Street, North Lewisburg, OH 43060 937-747-3043 HOURS: Monday-Wednesday 4-8 Thursday & Saturday 10-2 Ty Henderson, Director Gloria Malone, Fiscal Officer champaigncountylibrary.org Database Spotlight US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served
What's new at the library... DVDs The American Revolution (PBS) Caught Stealing CODA Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Freakier Friday Him Maigret: Season One Spinal Tap II : The End Continues Relay Resurrection Road The Toxic Avenger Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Fiction After That, The Dark by Andrew Klavan At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming Bitter Passage by Colin Mills The Black Wolf by Louise Penny Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter Bog Queen by Anna North The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan Capture the Moment by Suzanne Woods Fisher The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans The Color of Hope by Danielle Steel The Compound by Aisling Rawle A Constant Love by Tracie Peterson Coyote Hills by Jonathan Kellerman Cry Havoc by Jack Carr The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans Dear Reader by Tate James The Devils by Joe Abercrombie Evensong by Stewart O’Nan Evil bones by Kathy Reichs Exit Strategy by Lee Child False Witness by Philip Margolin Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill Five Golden Wings by Donna Andrews The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber The Fortunes of Ashmore Castle by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Fowl Play by Tamar Myers Fox and Furious by Rita Mae Brown From Cradle to Grave by Rhys Bowen The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore Girl Next Door by Rachel Meredith The Havana Syndrome by Jeffrey James Higgins The Hidden City by Charles Finch How to Talk to Your Dog About Murder by Emily Soderberg Hungerstone by Kat Dunn In the Time of Five Pumpkins by Alexander McCall Smith King’s Ransom by Janet Evanovich The Lady on Esplanade by Karen White Last Dance Before Dawn by Katharine Schellman The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth by Barbara O’Neal The Lilac People by Milo Todd Love Arranged by Lauren Asher Mate by Ali Hazelwood A Matter of Pedigree by Leslie Meier Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn The Mistress and the Key by Ben Mezrich The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods Nash Falls by David Baldacci Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf Pitch Perfect by Tessa Bailey The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer L. Armentrout Prowl by Colleen Coble A Rebel Without Claws by Juliette Cross The Red Letter by Daniel G. Miller Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forysth Return of the Spider by James Patterson Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts Sister, Butcher, Sister by KD Aldyn 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk Snow Kissed by RaeAnne Thayne Sugar and Spite by M.C. Beaton An Unexpected Grace by Tracie Peterson Wild Card by Elsie Silver
Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay Wreck by Catherine Newman Zomromcom by Olivia Dade Non-fiction Creative Modern Crochet for the Home by Lucy Djevdet A Dream Deferred by Abby Phillip (Biography) Easy Sweaters to Knit by Melanie Berg Good Things by Samin Nosrat How to be Busy by Rachelle Crawford How to Cook (Just About) Anything Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster by Gerri Willis Little Portugal by Lauren Covas Make Do With What You Have by Kardea Brown Mamba & Mambacita by Vanessa Bryant (Biography) Measure with Your Heart by Hannah Taylor Mysteries of the National Parks by Mike Bezemek 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin Sacred Art of Tarot by Liz Dean Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang Skinnytaste High Protein Sourdough by Sarah Owens Strong Ground by Brene Brown Talk to Me Nice by Minda Harts Tidying the Abyss by Amanda Stuckey Dodson To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes by Rosie Grant The Tomb of Tutankhamun: Vol. 1 by Howard Carter Truly by Lionel Richie (Biography) Watercolor Flowerscapes by Karly Murphy Large Print Billion Dollar Ransom by James Patterson Cold Storage by Michael C. Grumley Emma on Fire by James Patterson A Ferry Merry Christmas by Debbie Macomber Fight or Flight by Fern Michaels Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon The Hider by Loren D. Estleman A Lesson in Propriety by Jen Turano Murderland by Caroline Fraser Overkill by J.A. Jance Remain by Nicholas Sparks Texas Fury by Dusty Richards These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
Scan the QR code to access the Online Event Calendar for information on all library programs. Thursday December 11th 11:00am UpcomingEvents To register for any of the programs or for more information, visit the library's Online Event Calendar. Saturday December 6th 2:00-4:00pm Make your own magpie journal using scraps, photos and more. Registration required. Main Library Magpie Journals Tuesday December 9th 6:00-8:00pm Christmas Candles Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own festive Christmas candle. We will have the supplies on hand. Registration required. Main Library Tuesday December 9th 4:00-5:00pm Kids, read to a furry friend! Main Library Barks & Books champaigncountylibrary.org Make Your Own Holiday Cricut Cards Learn how to use a Cricut machine to make your own holiday cards. Join Tech Trainer Maria in the meeting room for this FREE program. Registration required. Main Library. Teen Homeschool Hangout Hour Teens Only Hangout at the Library. Registration is required. Main Library Tuesday December 11th 2:00-4:00pm Friday December 5th 3:00-4:00pm Canning Ring Ornaments Join us and make a cute ornament from a mason jar ring. This program is intended for teens and adults. Registration is required. Main Library Christmas Storytimes Through the week of Dec 8th Tuesday at the Main Library Baby/Toddler - 9:30 am Preschool - 10:30 am. North Lewisburg Branch Thursdays at 11:00 am Kids 5 years and younger Registration is required. Book Talk: 2025 in Review! Join us for a discussion of our favorite (or least favorite) books read in 2025... those from Book Talk and those we read on our own. Main Library Tuesday December 16th 7:00pm Wednesday December 17th 2:00pm Christmas Homeschool Hour Join us for the December Homeschool Hour where we will be making Christmas ornaments, playing games, and making a special treat. Registration required. Main Library Design a Personalized Calendar in Canva Learn how to use Canva.com to design a personalized calendar. Join Tech Trainer Maria in the meeting room for this FREE program. Registration required. Main Library. Wednesday December 17th 11:00am Monday December 22nd 6:00pm Lego Club Kids of all ages are welcome. Main Library. Tuesday December 30th 6:30pm Silent Book Club Join us for some quiet reading time, followed by a casual book discussion and snacks. Main Library Saturday December 13th 10:00am Drop-In Activities All ages are invited to drop in for some fun activities including cookie decorating! Main Library Monday December 15th 6:00pm Family Christmas Storytime Kids of all ages are invited to join us for Christmas themed stories, songs, treats and a craft! Please register each child in attendance, adults need not register. Main Library
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDQ4NTQ1