December 20-January 2
2022 Winter Reading Challenge
From January 1 to January 31, Tipp City Public Library will participate in Beanstack’s Fifth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, “Read for a Better World,” sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. We challenge our patrons to read at least 4 books each during the month and keep track of their reading on our Beanstack site by going to the library website and clicking on the banner on our homepage, or by downloading the Beanstack app to your mobile device. Thousands of other libraries and schools across the nation are joining in too, for a chance at winning prizes including book collections, signed books, and virtual author visits. 

This year, participants have the options to complete some self-discovery discussion topics individually, or as a family. These discussion topics relate to a series of e-books by Lerner Publishing that you will be able to link to in the activity badges for this challenge and read anytime, on-demand.

As a reward to everyone who reads 4 books by January 21, 2022, the library will host an ice skating party at Hobart Arena in Troy on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Your skate rental will be paid for by the library (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.)

We will also have some grand prizes you can enter to win on Beanstack for a raffle drawing on February 1. More details to come on the raffle prizes! 

Happy reading, Tipp City!
Library Holiday Hours
The library will be closed for the following dates; Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Day. From everybody at the Tipp City Public Library, we wish all of our patrons happy holidays.
Bring Your Own Device
December 27

Free one-on-one technology help is now being offered at Tipp City Public Library, Troy-Miami County Public Library, and Milton-Union Public Library. Guiding Ohio Online is a State Library of Ohio administered competitive LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant. This program seeks to bridge gaps in access to technology and increase digital literacy in rural communities throughout Ohio. 

Have questions about Overdrive, Hoopla or your device? Stop by the library to have your questions answered. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the State Library of Ohio.

Register here.
Hoopla Binge Pass is Here
Hoopla Binge Pass is a new type of Hoopla instant borrow that gives library patrons unlimited access to select collections of streaming content for 7 days with a single borrow. It's a new way to explore online content and a lot of it! Binge Pass launches with the introduction of hoopla Magazines and The Great Courses Library Collection, and there’s a lot more coming in 2022!

If you have any questions about how to use hoopla or it's newest feature Binge Pass, please contact the Tipp City Library or reserve a 'bring your own device' spot by registering here.
Web Submissions Wanted
The Tipp City Public Library web archive, made possible by the Community Webs program at the Internet Archive, is looking for community input! We want to know what websites you think are important and should be preserved, These websites should relate to local history/daily life, Miami Valley history/daily life, and Ohio history. Submit your suggestions at this link and the teen librarian will evaluate your submission and send you a response within a week.
Events Planned for the Whole Family
How to Train Your Dragon Kids Matinee Movie
Join us at the library during your holiday break from school for a kid’s movie matinee on Thursday, December 30 from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Library’s meeting room. Children ages years 6-12 will enjoy this free movie that seeks to answer the questions- Are Dragons real and what happened to them? You’ll learn the answers in this PG-rated movie which is the last in the “How to Train Your Dragon” movie series. Free popcorn & punch will be available.
December Creative Corner and Contests
Don’t forget to stop in and see what’s happening in the Creative Corner this month! There will be opportunities to build, color, make & take crafts, and enter our popular “I Spy Holidays” contest.

Dec. 13-23- Holiday Activity Sheets
Dec. 20-31- Winter Craft
Dec. 6-23 -I Spy Contest
Storytimes on Break until Late January
The storytimes are currently on a break until 2022. The Winter Session is expected to run from January 24.

Toddler Tales will remain on Wednesdays from 10:15-11:00 AM, and Preschool Storytime will remain on Thursdays from 10:15-11:00 AM. 

Sign-up begins Monday, January 17 at 10:00 a.m., so mark your calendars now! More details about storytimes can be found on the Children’s Programs tab of our website.
Upcoming Programs for 6th-12th Grade Youth
January Teen DIY: Funfetti Candles
It's time for another DIY! Register by December 31st to receive a kit to make your own funfetti mason jar candle! We are opening this up to teens as well as families again so feel free to register the entire family to do this simple, fun craft together. Register here.
More Programs and Events for Adults
Bridge Club
Every Friday
1:00 p.m.

For intermediate to advanced players. Call the library at 937-667-3826 for more information or to sign up.
Join Us for Majhong
Tuesday, December 28
1:30 p.m.

For beginning to advanced players. Call the library at 937-667-3826 for more information or to sign up.
Upcoming Book Discussions
Mystery Lovers Book Club
January 10th
7 - 8 p.m.

Join us for a discussion of One by One by Ruth Ware. Copies are available for request. Email info@tippcitylibrary.org for more information.
New Books, Movies and Music to Enjoy
Adult Fiction Books
The Midnight Lock by Jeffrey Deaver
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
The Joy and Light Bus Company by Alexander Smith McCall
Fear No Evil by James Patterson
The Becoming by Nora Roberts
The Wolf by J.R. Ward
The Sisters Sweet by Elizabeth Weiss
The Christmas Promise by Richard Paul Evans
Out of the Rain by V.C. Andrews
The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card
Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
Autopsy : a Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Someone Perfect by Mary Balogh
The Midnight Hour :A Brighton Mystery by Elly Griffiths
The Left-Handed Twin by Thomas Perry
W.E.B. Griffin Rogue Asset by Brian Andrews
Jane Austen's Lost Letters :A Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery by Jane K. Cleland
Family Business by S.J. Rozan
City of Shadows by Victoria Thompson

Adult Non-Fiction Books
Collective Wisdom : Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women over 50 by Grace Bonney
Republican Rescue :Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists, and the Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden by Chris Christie
Feels Like Home :Relaxed Interiors for a Meaningful Life by Lauren Liess
The 1619 Project :A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Together by Jamie Oliver
Twelve and a Half : Leveraging the Emotional Ingredients Necessary for Business Success by Gary Vaynerchuk
The Pushcart Prize : Best of the Small Presses 2022 by Bill Henderson
Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy by Gayle Jessup White
Flying blind :The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing by Peter Robison
Bittman Bread :No-Knead Whole-Grain Baking for Every Day by Mark Bittman
Brothers and Wives :Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan by Christopher P. Andersen

Adult Large Print Books
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick
Claws for Alarm by Rita Mae Brown
Riverbend Gap by Denise Hunter
Dark Intercept by Brian Andrews
Autopsy by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer
The Christmas Promise by Richard Paul Evans
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Adult Audiobooks
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DVD
Raging Fire
Malignant
Saint Maud
Superman, Batman Public Enemies 
13 Minutes
Copshop
Cry Macho
Dear Evan Hansen
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
Surge
Werewolves Within
God's Not Dead: We the People
Last Shoot Out
One Shot
The Auschwitz Report
The Card Counter
Holler
South of Heaven
Venom
Dangerous
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Vengeance is Mine

CDs
Stomping Ground by Dion DiMucci

Teen Books
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Juvenile Books
The Sleepover by Michael Regina
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids by Pearl Low
Mystery Mountain Getaway by Felix Gumpaw
The Case of the Rascally Raccoon by P.J. Gardner
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabatinelli
It Fell from the Sky by Terry Fan
Santa Jaws by Bridget Heos
Little Red and the Cat Who Loved Cake by Barbara Lehman
Sally Ann McFidgetbottom by Howard Pearlstein
Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Gorillas by Gail Gibbons
'Twas the Season of Advent :Devotions and Stories for the Christmas Season by Glenys Nellist
Deer by Amy McDonald
Saudi Arabia by Kristine Spanier
Only Ants for Andy by Jashar Awan
Jan Brett's The Nutcracker by Jan Brett
Maybe I'll Be by Adam Ciccio
Happy Diwali! by Sanykta Mathur ; written and illustrated by Courtney Pippin-Mathur
Oink, Oink, Guess Who I Am by Liesbet Slegers
Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Polar Bear vs. Walrus by Kieran Downs
Owls by Amy McDonald