If you are looking for a new cookie recipe this holiday season, why not try one of the ones from our Cookie Exchange! 

Extra Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies w/ Oatmeal and Caramel Cookies

by, Freesia Singngam

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter, softened

1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 c. granulated sugar

2 lg. eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp water

2 c. flour

1 c. oatmeal

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

8 oz chocolate chips

1/3 bag of Hershey’s Caramel Kisses

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Unwrap the Hershey’s kisses and mash them upwith a potato masher or big spoon.  Set aside for later.

3. Beat butter and sugars together.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Add vanilla and water and blend well.

4. Combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Add in oatmeal.  Gradually stir flour/oatmeal mixture into butter mixture.  Stir in chocolate chips and then the mashed up Kisses.

5. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. (* Tip: These cookies are really sticky because of the caramel, so I recommend using parchment paper on the cookie sheets first)

6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.  Cool.

This recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies.  Enjoy!

Maple Peanut Yummies

by, Crystal Browning

Ingredients:

1 3/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 c. shortening

1/2 c. peanut butter

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. maple syrup

1 unbeaten egg yolk

Directions:

1. Sift flour and dry ingredients.

2. Cream shortening and peanut butter.  Gradually add brown sugar and cream well.

3.  Add in maple syrup and egg yolk.

4. Blend in dry ingredients.

5. Chill in fridge for a bit for easier handling.

6. Shape dough into balls and place on ungreased baking sheet.  Flatten with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.

7. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

   Greetings!

Join us in the Children’s department on Saturday, December 19th for a Christmas Movie Extravaganza!  We will be ending our Christmas Celebration Week with some holiday classics.

* How the Grinch Stole Christmas

                           * Miracle on 34th Street

                           * Elf

Come for a movie and free popcorn!  All you need to bring is a drink and a cushion or pillow to sit on!

The movies will begin at 9 a.m. and be showing all day til 4 p.m.

This event is FREE!

   Hello!

The Bristol Public Library will be open on Thursday, December 24th from 8:30 a.m. til 12:15 p.m.  We will be closed on Friday, December 25th and Saturday, December 26th.  Regular hours will resume on Monday, December 28th.

  Join us this week in the Children’s department as we celebrate Christmas.

Monday, December 14th,  we will be reading Christmas story favorites at 6 p.m.  On Tuesday December 15th and Thursday, December 16th, come to the Children’s department and create special holiday crafts.  On Wednesday, December 16th, we will be hosting a cookie exchange.  Bring at least 2 dozen of your treats as well as a recipe to share with others.  This event will begin at 6 p.m.  On Saturday, December 19th, we will be showing Christmas movies in the story time room. 

There are many ways to celebrate the season at the library!

Hello all!

Please join us in the Children’s deparment the week of December 9th for a Hanukkah celebration!  We will be offering a variety of crafts and activities to celebrate this special time of year. 

Monday, December 7th: Come to the library and play dreidel from 5:15-6:15 p.m.  This game is easy to learn and super-fun to play!

Tuesday, December 8th: Stop by the Children’s deparement in the evening for a special Hanukkah craft.

  Wednesday, December 9th: Join us for a special Hanukkah story time at 6:30.  We will be featuring stories about the Festival of Lights!

Thursday, December 10th: We continue to get crafty!  More Hanukkah crafts to make an enjoy will be available in the evening.

We hope you can make it to one of our very special Hanukkah Celebration programs!

     ‘Tis the season to be baking! 

     This December, the Children’s department is excited to host our first-ever Family Cookie Exchange!  Join us on Wednesday, December 16th with 2 dozen of your 2 favorite holiday treats.  This is a great opportunity to show off your baking skills!  Whether it be cookies and bars or candies and fudge, we want to see them here!  Hot chocolate will be on tap to wash down the treats.  Make sure that you bring copies of your recipes to share with others as well as an empty container so you can take home some samples!  This event will begin at 6 p.m.

     If you would like to participate in this event, stop by the Children’s desk and pick up a Save the Date Gingerbread man.

If you are looking for some baking inspiration, why not check out one of the following books:

Taste of Home Cookies – 641.8654 T186

Christmas gifts from the kitchen by Georgeanne Brennan – 641.568 B75

Cookies and Cakes  by Susannah Blake – J641.8 BLA

Southern living best loved cookies : 50 melt-in-your-mouth Southern morsels by Susan Hernandez Ray – 641.8654 R211
 

Pillsbury best of the bake-off cookbook : recipes from America’s favorite cooking contest - 641.71 P646

The Children’s department is offering up a lot of reasons to visit us this December!

On Saturday, December 5th, Tails of Joy will be back with the READ dogs!  Come with your favorite book and practice reading a fluency skills with a furry friend.  This program will run from 1-3 p.m.

Monday, December 7th kicks off our Hanukkah Celebration Week. On Monday, stop by for a game of dreidel, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday make a Hanukkah craft and Wednesday, come for a special Hanukkah story time at 6:30.

On Monday, December 14th, we will begin our Christmas Celebration Week!  On Monday night, come to a special Christmas story time at 6:30. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday make a Christmas craft or ornament for your tree!  On Wednesday, December 16th, bring in your favorite holiday cookies for a Family Cookie Exchange and enjoy some hot chocolate.  On Saturday morning, come for a special Christmas movie and then join us in Rockwell Park later that day at Santa’s Village where we will be reading stories while you wait to see Santa!

Monday, December 28th will be the start of our Kwanzaa Celebration Week.  On Monday, come for a special Kwanzaa story time at 6:30.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, make a Kwanzaa craft.

We hope to see you at some of our fantastic December events!

  Hello All!

On Wednesday, November 25th, the library will be closing at 5 p.m. 

The library will be closed Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

We will resume normal hours on Saturday, November 28th.

We hope you all have a happy and safe holiday!  

Hello All!

Starting this Saturday, September 12th, the library will once again be open!  Our schedule will be 8:30-5:00.  Stop in to pick up some good books … maybe check out one by one of our September authors!

See you on Saturday!

  Starting next Tuesday, the library will begin offering a brand new homework program!  Students in grades 1-5 may come to the Homework Club.  The program will run Monday-Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 in the large story time room.  They will be able to utilize library materials to complete assignments, receive help on tough homework questions, and earn points for completing assignments.  Also, each month we will be excited to select and recognize and outstanding Star of the Month.

The Homework Club will be a drop-in based program.