EFPL Blog: December 2020

Monday, December 28, 2020

See Ya Later, Stress!

Okay, I think we can all agree that 2020 was one stressful year. We had all kind of things thrown at us from every direction. All that can add up quickly and be pretty overwhelming. That's why it's so important to check in with yourself. Take a moment to just breathe, read a book, do some yoga or make some comfort food. You have to find those things that help reduce your stress so that you feel like yourself again. Explore some of the resources below to help say bye-bye to your stress.

Books:

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley

10% Happier by Dan Harris

Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English by Bob Sharples

The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care by Anna Borges

The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care by Suzanne Falter

The Self-Care Cookbook by Gemma Ogston

DVDs:

Yoga for Families

Rodney Yee's Complete Yoga for Beginners

A Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness Meditation

Online Resources Free with Your Library Card:

Intro to Natural Health & Healing (Gale Courses)

Stress Management (Gale Courses)

Mindfulness (Gale Courses)

Creativebug

AtoZ Food America

AtoZ World Food

Monday, December 21, 2020

The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer is Singing Loud For All to Hear!

For our next round of festive staff picks, we present to you some of favorite holiday songs and albums! Christmas music isn't always for everyone, but we have a pretty good mix going here. From classic children's tunes to oldies but goodies to heavy metal hits, we bet there's something here that will make you feel holly jolly!

A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio (The song Linus and Lucy)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Boris Karloff (The song You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch)

Ultimate Christmas Album (The song Jingle Bell Rock)

The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas (The songs Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer and Little Drummer Boy)

Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano

A Twisted Christmas by Twisted Sister (The song Heavy Metal Christmas)

Bing & Friends Christmas by Bing Crosby

Songs for Christmas by Sufjan Stevens

The Judy Garland Christmas Album by Judy Garland

A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra by Frank Sinatra

Strait for the Holidays by George Strait (The song Christmas Cookies)

Top 25 Classic Christmas Songs (The song Carol of the Bells)

Christmas Party by She & Him

Alternative Rock Xmas

Christmas Through the Years by Louis Armstrong (The song 'Zat You Santa Claus)

John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together by John Denver

Monday, December 14, 2020

EFPL Staff Holiday Movie Picks

Everyone needs a little extra holiday cheer this year right? It's the perfect time to cozy up and watch some fun movies. Grab a nice mug of something warm, your favorite snack and escape! We asked our library staff to share their favorite holiday movies. You might see some of your favorites too or a new one to try. You can click on the links below to place a hold on any of these festive flicks, or call the library at 608-882-2260.

Elf

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Holiday Inn

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

A Christmas Story

The Santa Clause

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Christmas in Connecticut

Home Alone 1 & 2

The Bishop's Wife

Christmas with the Kranks

Monday, December 7, 2020

Great Scott!

December 8th is National Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day! Yes, that is a real thing. This year is really the perfect time to contemplate time travel. Would you choose to go back in time or move ahead into the future?

Some of the books below were also made into movies or shows, so you could read it and then watch it! Log in to your library account online or call the library at 608-882-2260 to place a hold today.

Books: